diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ajoberstar/gradle/git/publish/GitPublishPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/ajoberstar/gradle/git/publish/GitPublishPlugin.java
index 09ecfdc..df63d79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/ajoberstar/gradle/git/publish/GitPublishPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ajoberstar/gradle/git/publish/GitPublishPlugin.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class GitPublishPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
   public void apply(Project project) {
     GitPublishExtension extension = project.getExtensions().create("gitPublish", GitPublishExtension.class, project);
 
-    extension.getCommitMessage().set("Publish of Github pages from Gradle.");
+    extension.getCommitMessage().set("Generated by gradle-git-publish.");
 
     // if using the grgit plugin, default to the repo's origin
     project.getPluginManager().withPlugin("org.ajoberstar.grgit", plugin -> {