diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d56202f..c384c55 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -12,21 +12,21 @@ inputs:
     description: Enable or disable publishing to package registries. When set to false, releases are only created on GitHub.
     default: true
     required: false
-  commit:
-    description: Enable or disable commiting and pushing changes made by the action.
+  push:
+    description: Enable or disable pushing changes made by the action.
     default: true
     required: false
-  commit_name:
+  name:
     description: User name to use when pushing to GitHub.
     default: github-actions[bot]
     required: false
-  commit_email:
+  email:
     description: Email to use when pushing to GitHub.
     default: github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
     required: false
-  commit_message:
-    description: Commit message to use when pushing to GitHub.
-    default: 'ci: release'
+  message:
+    description: Commit message to use when bumping package.json.
+    default: 'ci(release): %s'
     required: false
 runs:
   using: node12
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 05f63bf..9d466c3 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -6947,7 +6947,7 @@ function wrappy (fn, cb) {
 
 /***/ }),
 
-/***/ 648:
+/***/ 986:
 /***/ ((__unused_webpack_module, __webpack_exports__, __webpack_require__) => {
 
 "use strict";
@@ -6966,18 +6966,18 @@ var external_fs_ = __webpack_require__(747);
 var external_path_ = __webpack_require__(622);
 var external_path_default = /*#__PURE__*/__webpack_require__.n(external_path_);
 
-// CONCATENATED MODULE: ./src/config.ts
+// CONCATENATED MODULE: ./src/npm-config.ts
 
 
 
 const npmrc = external_path_default().resolve(process.env['RUNNER_TEMP'] || process.cwd(), '.npmrc');
-async function npmConfigRegistry(registryUrl, token) {
+async function npmConfig(registryUrl, token, message) {
     if (!registryUrl.endsWith('/')) {
         registryUrl += '/';
     }
     core.info(`Setup NPM registry URL: ${registryUrl} on ${npmrc}`);
-    registryUrl = registryUrl.replace(/(^\w+:|^)/, '') + ':_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}';
-    await external_fs_.promises.writeFile(npmrc, registryUrl, 'utf-8');
+    await external_fs_.promises.writeFile(npmrc, (`${registryUrl.replace(/(^\w+:|^)/, '')}:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}\n` +
+        `message=${message}\n`), 'utf-8');
     return {
         NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG: npmrc,
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: token
@@ -6998,8 +6998,9 @@ async function npmConfigRegistry(registryUrl, token) {
         const githubToken = core.getInput('github_token', { required: true });
         const publish = core.getInput('publish') !== 'false';
         const push = core.getInput('push') !== 'false';
-        const gitUserName = core.getInput('git_user_name');
-        const gitUserEmail = core.getInput('git_user_email');
+        const name = core.getInput('name');
+        const email = core.getInput('email');
+        const message = core.getInput('message');
         let publishToGithub;
         let publishToNPM;
         let privatePackage;
@@ -7057,8 +7058,10 @@ async function npmConfigRegistry(registryUrl, token) {
         cliPath = `node_modules/${cli}/${JSON
             .parse((await external_fs_.promises.readFile(`node_modules/${cli}/package.json`)).toString())
             .bin[cli]}`;
+        await exec.exec('git', ['config', '--global', 'user.name', name]);
+        await exec.exec('git', ['config', '--global', 'user.email', email]);
         core.info(`Creating release on GitHub${publishToGithub ? ' and publishing to GitHub registry' : ''}...`);
-        await release(cliPath, true, publishToGithub, {
+        await release(cliPath, true, publishToGithub, message, {
             ...process.env,
             NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY: `https://npm.pkg.github.com`,
             NPM_TOKEN: githubToken,
@@ -7067,7 +7070,7 @@ async function npmConfigRegistry(registryUrl, token) {
         core.info('Release available on GitHub');
         publishToGithub && core.info('Package available on GitHub registry');
         publishToNPM && core.info('Publishing to NPM registry...');
-        await release(cliPath, false, publishToNPM, {
+        await release(cliPath, false, publishToNPM, message, {
             ...process.env,
             NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY: 'https://registry.npmjs.org',
             NPM_TOKEN: npmToken,
@@ -7076,8 +7079,6 @@ async function npmConfigRegistry(registryUrl, token) {
         publishToNPM && core.info('Package available on NPM registry');
         if (push) {
             core.info('Pushing changes to GitHub repository...');
-            await exec.exec('git', ['config', '--global', 'user.name', gitUserName]);
-            await exec.exec('git', ['config', '--global', 'user.email', gitUserEmail]);
             await exec.exec('git', ['push']);
             core.info('GitHub repository up to date');
         }
@@ -7086,7 +7087,7 @@ async function npmConfigRegistry(registryUrl, token) {
         core.setFailed(error.message);
     }
 })();
-async function lernaRelease(path, release, publish, env = {}) {
+async function lernaRelease(path, release, publish, message, env = {}) {
     if (release) {
         await exec.exec('node', [
             path,
@@ -7097,7 +7098,7 @@ async function lernaRelease(path, release, publish, env = {}) {
         ], { env });
     }
     if (publish) {
-        const npmEnv = await npmConfigRegistry(env.NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY, env.NPM_TOKEN);
+        const npmEnv = await npmConfig(env.NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY, env.NPM_TOKEN, message);
         await exec.exec('node', [
             path,
             'publish',
@@ -7110,7 +7111,7 @@ async function lernaRelease(path, release, publish, env = {}) {
         });
     }
 }
-async function semanticRelease(path, release, publish, env = {}) {
+async function semanticRelease(path, release, publish, message, env = {}) {
     if (release) {
         await exec.exec('node', [
             path,
@@ -7120,7 +7121,7 @@ async function semanticRelease(path, release, publish, env = {}) {
         ], { env });
     }
     if (publish) {
-        const npmEnv = await npmConfigRegistry(env.NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY, env.NPM_TOKEN);
+        const npmEnv = await npmConfig(env.NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY, env.NPM_TOKEN, message);
         await exec.exec('yarn', [
             'publish',
             '--non-interactive',
@@ -7331,6 +7332,6 @@ module.exports = require("zlib");;
 /******/ 	// module exports must be returned from runtime so entry inlining is disabled
 /******/ 	// startup
 /******/ 	// Load entry module and return exports
-/******/ 	return __webpack_require__(648);
+/******/ 	return __webpack_require__(986);
 /******/ })()
 ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index a7564f9..0ff8381 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -58,26 +58,26 @@ jobs:
 
 Enable or disable publishing to package registries. When set to false, only releases are created on GitHub.
 
-### `commit`
+### `push`
 
 `boolean` *(optional, default `true`)*
 
-Enable or disable commiting and pushing changes made by the action.
+Enable or disable pushing changes made by the action.
 
-## `commit_name`
+## `name`
 
 `string` *(optional, default: `'github-actions[bot]'`)*
 
 User name to use when pushing to GitHub.
 
-## `commit_email`
+## `email`
 
 `string` *(optional, default: `'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'`)*
 
 Email to use when pushing to GitHub.
 
-## `commit_message`
+## `message`
 
 `string` *(optional, default: `'ci: release'`)*
 
-Commit message to use when pushing to GitHub.
+Commit message to use when bumping package.json.
diff --git a/release.commit.js b/release.commit.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3e26839..06f66dc 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
 import * as github from '@actions/github'
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs'
-import { npmConfigRegistry } from './config'
+import { npmConfig } from './npm-config'
 
 (async () => {
   try {
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import { npmConfigRegistry } from './config'
     const githubToken: string = core.getInput('github_token', { required: true })
     const publish: boolean = core.getInput('publish') !== 'false'
     const push: boolean = core.getInput('push') !== 'false'
-    const gitUserName: string = core.getInput('git_user_name')
-    const gitUserEmail: string = core.getInput('git_user_email')
+    const name: string = core.getInput('name')
+    const email: string = core.getInput('email')
+    const message: string = core.getInput('message')
 
     let publishToGithub: boolean
     let publishToNPM: boolean
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import { npmConfigRegistry } from './config'
       path: string,
       release: boolean,
       publish: boolean,
+      message: string,
       env?: { [variable: string]: string }
     ) => Promise<void>
 
@@ -100,11 +102,14 @@ import { npmConfigRegistry } from './config'
       .bin[cli]
     }`
 
+    await exec.exec('git', ['config', '--global', 'user.name', name])
+    await exec.exec('git', ['config', '--global', 'user.email', email])
+
     core.info(
       `Creating release on GitHub${publishToGithub ? ' and publishing to GitHub registry' : ''}...`
     )
 
-    await release(cliPath, true, publishToGithub, {
+    await release(cliPath, true, publishToGithub, message, {
       ...process.env,
       NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY: `https://npm.pkg.github.com`,
       NPM_TOKEN: githubToken,
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ import { npmConfigRegistry } from './config'
       'Publishing to NPM registry...'
     )
 
-    await release(cliPath, false, publishToNPM, {
+    await release(cliPath, false, publishToNPM, message, {
       ...process.env,
       NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY: 'https://registry.npmjs.org',
       NPM_TOKEN: npmToken,
@@ -139,8 +144,6 @@ import { npmConfigRegistry } from './config'
         'Pushing changes to GitHub repository...'
       )
 
-      await exec.exec('git', ['config', '--global', 'user.name', gitUserName])
-      await exec.exec('git', ['config', '--global', 'user.email', gitUserEmail])
       await exec.exec('git', ['push'])
 
       core.info(
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ async function lernaRelease(
   path: string,
   release: boolean,
   publish: boolean,
+  message: string,
   env: { [variable: string]: string } = {}
 ): Promise<void> {
   if (release) {
@@ -169,9 +173,10 @@ async function lernaRelease(
   }
 
   if (publish) {
-    const npmEnv = await npmConfigRegistry(
+    const npmEnv = await npmConfig(
       env.NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY,
-      env.NPM_TOKEN
+      env.NPM_TOKEN,
+      message
     )
 
     await exec.exec('node', [
@@ -191,6 +196,7 @@ async function semanticRelease(
   path: string,
   release: boolean,
   publish: boolean,
+  message: string,
   env: { [variable: string]: string } = {}
 ): Promise<void> {
   if (release) {
@@ -203,9 +209,10 @@ async function semanticRelease(
   }
 
   if (publish) {
-    const npmEnv = await npmConfigRegistry(
+    const npmEnv = await npmConfig(
       env.NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY,
-      env.NPM_TOKEN
+      env.NPM_TOKEN,
+      message
     )
 
     await exec.exec('yarn', [
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/npm-config.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from src/config.ts
rename to src/npm-config.ts
index 6fc861b..5078cd3 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/npm-config.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ const npmrc = path.resolve(
   '.npmrc'
 )
 
-export async function npmConfigRegistry(
-  registryUrl: string, 
-  token: string
+export async function npmConfig(
+  registryUrl: string,
+  token: string,
+  message: string
 ): Promise<NodeJS.ProcessEnv> {
   if (!registryUrl.endsWith('/')) {
     registryUrl += '/'
@@ -17,11 +18,13 @@ export async function npmConfigRegistry(
 
   core.info(`Setup NPM registry URL: ${registryUrl} on ${npmrc}`)
 
-  registryUrl = registryUrl.replace(/(^\w+:|^)/, '') + ':_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}'
-  await fs.writeFile(npmrc, registryUrl, 'utf-8')
+  await fs.writeFile(npmrc, (
+    `${registryUrl.replace(/(^\w+:|^)/, '')}:_authToken=\${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}\n` +
+    `message=${message}\n`
+  ), 'utf-8')
 
   return {
     NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG: npmrc,
     NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: token
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}