diff --git a/src/octozipo b/src/octozipo
index d40d03b..3f983d2 100755
--- a/src/octozipo
+++ b/src/octozipo
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Program name
 PROGRAM_NAME="Octozipo"
 PROGRAM_CODE="octozipo"
-PROGRAM_VERSION="2.0.1"
-PROGRAM_V="2.0"
+PROGRAM_VERSION="2.2.1"
+PROGRAM_V="2.2"
 # PROGRAM_URL="https://git.vdm.dev/octoleo/${PROGRAM_CODE}"
 
 # Do some prep work
@@ -188,12 +188,14 @@ setNewRepository() {
 setExistingRepository() {
   # Notifies the user that the existing repository is being updated.
   _echo "[info] Update ($VDM_REPO_NAME) existing repository"
-
   # Checks if there are any changes in the repository.
   if [[ -z $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
     # If there are no changes, inform the user.
     _echo "[info] No changes found in ($VDM_REPO_NAME v$VDM_VERSION) repository"
   else
+    # set repository user details
+    setUserDetails
+
     # If there are changes, create a commit message.
     commit_msg="update"
     if ! [ "$(git tag -l "v$VDM_VERSION")" ]; then
@@ -275,6 +277,9 @@ setGitInit() {
       # If there are no changes, inform the user.
       _echo "[info] No changes found in repository"
     else
+      # set repository user details
+      setUserDetails
+
       # If there are changes, check if a Git tag with the version number exists.
       if [ -z "$VDM_VERSION" ] || git tag -l "v$VDM_VERSION" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
         # If it does not exist or if there is no version number, create a commit with the "update" message.
@@ -309,6 +314,53 @@ setGitInit() {
   return 0
 }
 
+# Function: setUserDetails
+# Purpose: Set Git user details based on environment variables
+#
+# Arguments:
+#   None
+#
+# Environment Variables:
+#   GIT_AUTHOR_NAME - Git author name
+#   GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL - Git author email
+#   GIT_GPG_SIGN - Git GPG sign (true or false)
+#   GIT_SSH_KEY_PATH - Path to the Git SSH key
+#   GIT_GPG_KEY - Git GPG key
+#
+# Returns:
+#   None
+setUserDetails () {
+  # Set Git author name
+  if [ -n "${GIT_AUTHOR_NAME+x}" ]; then
+    git config user.name "${GIT_AUTHOR_NAME}"
+    _echo "[info] Git author name set to: ${GIT_AUTHOR_NAME}"
+  fi
+
+  # Set Git author email
+  if [ -n "${GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL+x}" ]; then
+    git config user.email "${GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL}"
+    _echo "[info] Git author email set to: ${GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL}"
+  fi
+
+  # Set Git GPG sign
+  if [ -n "${GIT_GPG_SIGN+x}" ]; then
+    git config commit.gpgsign "${GIT_GPG_SIGN}"
+    _echo "[info] Git GPG sign set to: ${GIT_GPG_SIGN}"
+  fi
+
+  # Set Git SSH key path
+  if [ -n "${GIT_SSH_KEY_PATH+x}" ]; then
+    git config core.sshCommand "ssh -i ${GIT_SSH_KEY_PATH}"
+    _echo "[info] Git SSH key path set to: ${GIT_SSH_KEY_PATH}"
+  fi
+
+  # Set Git GPG key
+  if [ -n "${GIT_GPG_KEY+x}" ]; then
+    git config user.signingkey "${GIT_GPG_KEY}"
+    _echo "[info] Git GPG key set to: ${GIT_GPG_KEY}"
+  fi
+}
+
 # setGitCommit - Makes a Git commit with a specified commit message and creates a Git tag
 #
 # setGitCommit adds all changes to the Git index, makes a Git commit with the specified commit message,
@@ -821,7 +873,7 @@ function runUpdate() {
 }
 
 # set the defaults
-VDM_ZIP_DIR="$PWD"
+: "${VDM_ZIP_DIR:=$PWD}"
 VDM_ORG="joomla"
 VDM_GIT_URL="git.vdm.dev"
 VDM_PUSH_CREATE=false