diff --git a/.changeset/fair-fishes-marry.md b/.changeset/fair-fishes-marry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92fa45fc53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fair-fishes-marry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server': patch
+---
+
+Added an option to specify a commit author by adding `gitAuthorName` and `gitAuthorEmail` options to the `publish:bitbucketServer:pull-request` action
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/api-report.md
index 3e2e3dffe4..4d75a3dbda 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/api-report.md
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketServerPullRequestAction(options: {
     targetBranch?: string | undefined;
     sourceBranch: string;
     token?: string | undefined;
+    gitAuthorName?: string | undefined;
+    gitAuthorEmail?: string | undefined;
   },
   JsonObject
 >;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
index fc123f0b80..80412ca413 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketServerPullRequestAction(options: {
     targetBranch?: string;
     sourceBranch: string;
     token?: string;
+    gitAuthorName?: string;
+    gitAuthorEmail?: string;
   }>({
     id: 'publish:bitbucketServer:pull-request',
     schema: {
@@ -257,6 +259,16 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketServerPullRequestAction(options: {
             description:
               'The token to use for authorization to BitBucket Server',
           },
+          gitAuthorName: {
+            title: 'Author Name',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Sets the author name for the commit. The default value is 'Scaffolder'`,
+          },
+          gitAuthorEmail: {
+            title: 'Author Email',
+            type: 'string',
+            description: `Sets the author email for the commit.`,
+          },
         },
       },
       output: {
@@ -276,6 +288,8 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketServerPullRequestAction(options: {
         description,
         targetBranch = 'master',
         sourceBranch,
+        gitAuthorName,
+        gitAuthorEmail,
       } = ctx.input;
 
       const { project, repo, host } = parseRepoUrl(repoUrl, integrations);
@@ -354,8 +368,12 @@ export function createPublishBitbucketServerPullRequestAction(options: {
             };
 
         const gitAuthorInfo = {
-          name: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.name'),
-          email: config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.email'),
+          name:
+            gitAuthorName ||
+            config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.name'),
+          email:
+            gitAuthorEmail ||
+            config.getOptionalString('scaffolder.defaultAuthor.email'),
         };
 
         const tempDir = await ctx.createTemporaryDirectory();