diff --git a/ct/omnitools.sh b/ct/omnitools.sh
index 22cba3cfe..9754c3688 100755
--- a/ct/omnitools.sh
+++ b/ct/omnitools.sh
@@ -34,12 +34,15 @@ function update_script() {
   NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
 
   if check_for_gh_release "omnitools" "iib0011/omni-tools"; then
+    ensure_dependencies git
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "omnitools" "iib0011/omni-tools" "tarball"
 
     msg_info "Building OmniTools"
     cd /opt/omnitools
     export HUSKY=0
     $STD npm ci --allow-remote=all
+    $STD git init -q
+    $STD git -c user.name=build -c user.email=build@localhost commit -q --allow-empty -m build
     $STD npm run build
     msg_ok "Built OmniTools"
 
diff --git a/install/omnitools-install.sh b/install/omnitools-install.sh
index 092a3caed..26d87693d 100755
--- a/install/omnitools-install.sh
+++ b/install/omnitools-install.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ network_check
 update_os
 
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apt install -y nginx
+$STD apt install -y \
+  git \
+  nginx
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ msg_info "Building OmniTools"
 cd /opt/omnitools
 export HUSKY=0
 $STD npm ci --allow-remote=all
+$STD git init -q
+$STD git -c user.name=build -c user.email=build@localhost commit -q --allow-empty -m build
 $STD npm run build
 msg_ok "Built OmniTools"