diff --git a/tools/roll_release.sh b/tools/roll_release.sh
index 78507f7eba19..463ed4f23336 100755
--- a/tools/roll_release.sh
+++ b/tools/roll_release.sh
@@ -94,9 +94,8 @@ fi
 
 echo ""
 echo "Setting the signing key for signing the release. It is up to you to change it back to your own afterwards."
-git config user.signingkey E18AE35E86BB194F
-git config user.email "contact@stellar-group.org"
-git config user.name "STE||AR Group"
+git -c user.signingkey E18AE35E86BB194F -c user.email contact@stellar-group.org \
+    -c user.name "STE||AR Group"
 
 echo ""
 echo "Tagging release."