diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index a98cc9b..c52d70a 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       msg: Debug
   # basics
   - import_tasks: system_setup/hostname.yml
+  - import_tasks: system_setup/git.yml
   # install software
   # - import_tasks: software/repositories.yml
   - import_tasks: software/packages_zsh.yml
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/system_setup/git.yml b/roles/base/tasks/system_setup/git.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb68da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/system_setup/git.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+- name: base | system_setup | git config user.email
+  git_config:
+    name: user.email  # not required. The name of the setting. If no value is supplied, the value will be read from the config if it has been set.
+    value: 'root@{{ ansible_fqdn }}'
+    scope: global
+
+- name: base | system_setup | git config user.name
+  git_config:
+    name: user.name
+    value: 'root'
+    scope: global
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