diff --git a/.chezmoi.toml.tmpl b/.chezmoi.toml.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f33db1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chezmoi.toml.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{{- $github_email := promptStringOnce . "github_email" "Github Email address" -}}
+
+[data]
+    github_email = {{ $github_email | quote }}
+[git]
+    autoPush = true
+    autoCommit = true
+    commitMessageTemplate = ".commit_message.tmpl"
diff --git a/.commit_message.tmpl b/.commit_message.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d346f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.commit_message.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ promptString \"Commit message\" }}
diff --git a/dot_gitconfig b/dot_gitconfig.tmpl
similarity index 96%
rename from dot_gitconfig
rename to dot_gitconfig.tmpl
index 1f8327f..fe06d15 100644
--- a/dot_gitconfig
+++ b/dot_gitconfig.tmpl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [user]
 # Please adapt and uncomment the following lines:
     name = Daniel Bauer
-    email = github@dbauer.me
+    email = {{ .github_email | quote }}
 [core]
     pager = sh -c 'command -v diff-so-fancy >/dev/null && exec diff-so-fancy || less --tabs=4 -RX'
     pager = less