diff --git a/scripts/zola.sh b/scripts/zola.sh
index 229d2ac..1e3df6f 100755
--- a/scripts/zola.sh
+++ b/scripts/zola.sh
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ clean() {
 
 # $1: branch name
 # $2: directory containing build assets
+# $3: Author in <author-name author@example.com> format
+# $3: Author in <author-name author@example.com> format
 deploy() {
 	cd $PROJECT_ROOT
 	tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
@@ -99,7 +101,10 @@ deploy() {
 	git rm -rf .
 	/bin/rm -rf *
 	cp -r $tmp_dir/* .
-	git add --all && git commit -m "new deploy: $(date --iso-8601=seconds)"
+	git add --all
+	git commit \
+		--author="$3" \
+		--message="new deploy: $(date --iso-8601=seconds)"
 }
 
 check_arg $1