diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/codeant.yml b/.gitea/workflows/codeant.yml
index 041b7f6..9246fce 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/codeant.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/codeant.yml
@@ -40,10 +40,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Preparing full repo scan..."
       
-          # Ensure full git history
+          # Fix Git identity (🔥 REQUIRED)
+          git config --global user.email "ci@gitea.local"
+          git config --global user.name "Gitea CI"
+      
+          # Handle shallow repo safely
           git fetch --unshallow || true
       
-          # 👇 Create fake baseline so everything is treated as new
+          # Create orphan branch (full repo as new commit)
           git checkout --orphan codeant-scan
           git add .
           git commit -m "full repo scan baseline"
@@ -52,4 +56,4 @@ jobs:
           codeant review --committed > review.txt || true
       
           echo "===== CodeAnt Output ====="
-          cat review.txt          
\ No newline at end of file
+          cat review.txt
\ No newline at end of file