diff --git a/git/.config/git/config b/git/.config/git/config
index b51a914..7844997 100644
--- a/git/.config/git/config
+++ b/git/.config/git/config
@@ -78,3 +78,8 @@
     path = ~/.local/etc/git/config.user     # user name & e-mail (from template)
     path = ~/.local/etc/git/config          # optional manual configurations
 
+# Overrides for my dotfiles directory to make sure I never commit with the
+# wrong e-mail address.
+[includeIf "gitdir:~/.dotfiles/"]
+    path = ~/.config/git/dotfiles
+
diff --git a/git/.config/git/dotfiles b/git/.config/git/dotfiles
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c2b3aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git/.config/git/dotfiles
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[user]
+    name = Fernando Schauenburg
+    email = fernando@schauenburg.me
+