diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-k8s.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-k8s.yaml
index d852978..ace3e1b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-k8s.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-k8s.yaml
@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@ jobs:
           if git diff --staged --quiet; then
             echo "No image tag changes to commit"
           else
-            git commit -m "deploy: ${{ inputs.service-name }} ${IMAGE_TAG}
+            COMMIT_MSG="deploy: ${{ inputs.service-name }} ${IMAGE_TAG}"
+            COMMIT_MSG="${COMMIT_MSG}
 
 Source: ${SHA}
 Run: ${RUN_URL}"
+            git commit -m "${COMMIT_MSG}"
             git push origin main
             echo "Cluster repo updated — ArgoCD will sync within ~3 min"
           fi