diff --git a/cmd/git_test.go b/cmd/git_test.go
index 1a4b12a..79241fc 100644
--- a/cmd/git_test.go
+++ b/cmd/git_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ import (
 func setupRepo() (*git.Repository, error) {
 	fs := memfs.New()
 	repo, err := git.Init(memory.NewStorage(), fs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cfg, err := repo.Config()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cfg.Author.Name = "Test Author"
+	cfg.Author.Email = "test_email@example.com"
 
 	return repo, err
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4956568..d04436f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
+	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.5.0
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.12.0
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.18.2
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 )
@@ -20,7 +22,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/gcfg v1.5.1-0.20230307220236-3a3c6141e376 // indirect
-	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.3.3 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0 // indirect