diff --git a/__tests__/comment-upserter.test.ts b/__tests__/comment-upserter.test.ts
index 2c18215..7fe71d1 100644
--- a/__tests__/comment-upserter.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/comment-upserter.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import {RestEndpointMethodTypes} from '@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods'
 import {RestEndpointMethods} from '@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods/dist-types/generated/method-types.d'
 import {EqualMatchingInjectorConfig, It, Mock, Times} from 'moq.ts'
 
-import {CommentUpserterImpl, DEFAULT_COMMENT_PREAMBLE, FOOTER} from '../src/comment-upserter'
+import {
+  CommentUpserterImpl,
+  DEFAULT_COMMENT_PREAMBLE,
+  FOOTER
+} from '../src/comment-upserter'
 import {Repo} from '../src/github-types'
 
 describe('CommentUpserterImpl', () => {
@@ -67,16 +71,15 @@ describe('CommentUpserterImpl', () => {
       })
 
       it('creates a comment', async () => {
-        const expectedCommentBody =
-          [
-            DEFAULT_COMMENT_PREAMBLE,
-            '| File Patterns | Mentions |',
-            '| - | - |',
-            '| db/migrate/\\*\\* | @cto, @dba |',
-            '| .github/\\*\\*<br>spec/\\*.rb | @ci |',
-            '',
-            FOOTER
-          ].join('\n')
+        const expectedCommentBody = [
+          DEFAULT_COMMENT_PREAMBLE,
+          '| File Patterns | Mentions |',
+          '| - | - |',
+          '| db/migrate/\\*\\* | @cto, @dba |',
+          '| .github/\\*\\*<br>spec/\\*.rb | @ci |',
+          '',
+          FOOTER
+        ].join('\n')
 
         issuesMock
           .setup(instance => instance.createComment(It.IsAny()))
@@ -102,17 +105,16 @@ describe('CommentUpserterImpl', () => {
           preamble: 'Added you as a subscriber.',
           epilogue: '> [CodeMention](https://github.com/tobyhs/codemention)'
         }
-        const expectedCommentBody =
-          [
-            customContent.preamble,
-            '| File Patterns | Mentions |',
-            '| - | - |',
-            '| db/migrate/\\*\\* | @cto, @dba |',
-            '| .github/\\*\\*<br>spec/\\*.rb | @ci |',
-            '',
-            customContent.epilogue,
-            FOOTER
-          ].join('\n')
+        const expectedCommentBody = [
+          customContent.preamble,
+          '| File Patterns | Mentions |',
+          '| - | - |',
+          '| db/migrate/\\*\\* | @cto, @dba |',
+          '| .github/\\*\\*<br>spec/\\*.rb | @ci |',
+          '',
+          customContent.epilogue,
+          FOOTER
+        ].join('\n')
 
         issuesMock
           .setup(instance => instance.createComment(It.IsAny()))
@@ -138,19 +140,19 @@ describe('CommentUpserterImpl', () => {
       describe('and the comment is different', () => {
         describe('and the comment has the sentinel at the start', () => {
           it('updates the comment', async () => {
-            const expectedCommentBody =
-            [
+            const expectedCommentBody = [
               DEFAULT_COMMENT_PREAMBLE,
               '| File Patterns | Mentions |',
               '| - | - |',
               '| db/migrate/\\*\\* | @cto, @dba |',
               '| .github/\\*\\*<br>spec/\\*.rb | @ci |',
               '',
-              FOOTER,
+              FOOTER
             ].join('\n')
 
             // previous version of the action put the sentinel comment at the start
-            const existingComment = FOOTER + '| config/brakeman.yml | @security |'
+            const existingComment =
+              FOOTER + '| config/brakeman.yml | @security |'
             stubListComments(['First', existingComment])
 
             issuesMock
@@ -175,18 +177,18 @@ describe('CommentUpserterImpl', () => {
 
         describe('and the comment has the sentinel at the end', () => {
           it('updates the comment', async () => {
-            const expectedCommentBody =
-            [
+            const expectedCommentBody = [
               DEFAULT_COMMENT_PREAMBLE,
               '| File Patterns | Mentions |',
               '| - | - |',
               '| db/migrate/\\*\\* | @cto, @dba |',
               '| .github/\\*\\*<br>spec/\\*.rb | @ci |',
               '',
-              FOOTER,
+              FOOTER
             ].join('\n')
 
-            const existingComment = '| config/brakeman.yml | @security |' + FOOTER
+            const existingComment =
+              '| config/brakeman.yml | @security |' + FOOTER
             stubListComments(['First', existingComment])
 
             issuesMock
@@ -212,8 +214,7 @@ describe('CommentUpserterImpl', () => {
 
       describe('and the comment is the same', () => {
         it('does not update the comment', async () => {
-          const commentBody =
-          [
+          const commentBody = [
             DEFAULT_COMMENT_PREAMBLE,
             '| File Patterns | Mentions |',
             '| - | - |',
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/codemention.yml b/__tests__/fixtures/codemention.yml
index 5d8f069..1027443 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/codemention.yml
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/codemention.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ commentConfiguration:
   epilogue: 'testing epilogue'
 rules:
   - patterns: ['config/**']
-    mentions: ['sysadmin']
+    mentions: ['sysadmin', 'testlogin']
   - patterns: ['db/migrate/**']
     mentions: ['cto', 'dba']
   - patterns: ['.github/**', 'spec/*.rb']
diff --git a/__tests__/runner.test.ts b/__tests__/runner.test.ts
index c1aa8ea..02e4840 100644
--- a/__tests__/runner.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/runner.test.ts
@@ -14,33 +14,43 @@ import {Repo} from '../src/github-types'
 import Runner from '../src/runner'
 
 describe('Runner', () => {
-  let configurationReader: ConfigurationReader
-  let filesChangedReader: FilesChangedReader
-  let commentUpserterMock: Mock<CommentUpserter>
-  let runner: Runner
-
-  let repo: Repo
-  let context: Context
-  const prNumber = 123
-  const baseSha = 'bfc5b2d29cfa2db8ce40f6c60bc9629490fe1225'
-  let pullRequest: PullRequest
-  const configuration: Configuration = yaml.load(
-    fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'codemention.yml'), 'utf8')
-  ) as Configuration
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    repo = {owner: 'tobyhs', repo: 'codemention'}
-    pullRequest = {
+  function setUpDependencies({
+    draft,
+    prNumber,
+    baseSha,
+    excludeAuthor
+  }: {
+    draft: boolean
+    prNumber: number
+    baseSha: string
+    excludeAuthor?: boolean
+  }) {
+    const repo = {owner: 'tobyhs', repo: 'codemention'}
+    const pullRequest = {
       number: prNumber,
       base: {sha: baseSha},
-      draft: false
+      draft,
+      user: {
+        login: 'testlogin'
+      }
     } as PullRequest
-    context = {
+    const context = {
       repo,
       payload: {pull_request: pullRequest}
     } as unknown as Context
 
-    configurationReader = new Mock<ConfigurationReader>({
+    const configuration: Configuration = yaml.load(
+      fs.readFileSync(
+        path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'codemention.yml'),
+        'utf8'
+      )
+    ) as Configuration
+
+    if (excludeAuthor) {
+      configuration.excludeAuthor = true
+    }
+
+    const configurationReader = new Mock<ConfigurationReader>({
       injectorConfig: new EqualMatchingInjectorConfig()
     })
       .setup(async instance => instance.read(repo, baseSha))
@@ -51,31 +61,40 @@ describe('Runner', () => {
       'config/application.rb',
       '.github/workflows/codemention.yml'
     ]
-    filesChangedReader = new Mock<FilesChangedReader>({
+    const filesChangedReader = new Mock<FilesChangedReader>({
       injectorConfig: new EqualMatchingInjectorConfig()
     })
       .setup(async instance => instance.read(repo, prNumber))
       .returnsAsync(filesChanged)
       .object()
 
-    commentUpserterMock = new Mock<CommentUpserter>({
+    const commentUpserterMock = new Mock<CommentUpserter>({
       injectorConfig: new EqualMatchingInjectorConfig()
     })
     commentUpserterMock
       .setup(instance => instance.upsert(It.IsAny(), It.IsAny(), It.IsAny()))
       .returns(Promise.resolve())
 
-    runner = new Runner(
+    const runner = new Runner(
       configurationReader,
       filesChangedReader,
       commentUpserterMock.object()
     )
-  })
+
+    return {repo, runner, context, commentUpserterMock}
+  }
 
   describe('.run', () => {
     describe('when the pull request is a draft', () => {
       it('does not upsert a comment', async () => {
-        pullRequest.draft = true
+        const prNumber = 123
+        const baseSha = 'bfc5b2d29cfa2db8ce40f6c60bc9629490fe1225'
+        const {runner, context, commentUpserterMock} = setUpDependencies({
+          draft: true,
+          prNumber,
+          baseSha
+        })
+
         await runner.run(context)
         commentUpserterMock.verify(
           instance => instance.upsert(It.IsAny(), It.IsAny(), It.IsAny()),
@@ -85,11 +104,19 @@ describe('Runner', () => {
     })
 
     it('runs main logic of the GitHub action', async () => {
+      const prNumber = 123
+      const baseSha = 'bfc5b2d29cfa2db8ce40f6c60bc9629490fe1225'
+      const {repo, runner, context, commentUpserterMock} = setUpDependencies({
+        draft: false,
+        prNumber,
+        baseSha
+      })
+
       await runner.run(context)
       const matchingRules = [
         {
           patterns: ['config/**'],
-          mentions: ['sysadmin']
+          mentions: ['sysadmin', 'testlogin']
         },
         {
           patterns: ['.github/**', 'spec/*.rb'],
@@ -97,8 +124,42 @@ describe('Runner', () => {
         }
       ]
       commentUpserterMock.verify(instance =>
-        instance.upsert(repo, prNumber, matchingRules, {preamble: 'testing preamble', epilogue: 'testing epilogue'})
+        instance.upsert(repo, prNumber, matchingRules, {
+          preamble: 'testing preamble',
+          epilogue: 'testing epilogue'
+        })
       )
     })
+
+    describe('when excludeAuthor configuration is specified', () => {
+      it('does not include the author in the comment', async () => {
+        const prNumber = 123
+        const baseSha = 'bfc5b2d29cfa2db8ce40f6c60bc9629490fe1225'
+        const {repo, runner, context, commentUpserterMock} = setUpDependencies({
+          draft: false,
+          prNumber,
+          baseSha,
+          excludeAuthor: true
+        })
+
+        await runner.run(context)
+        const matchingRules = [
+          {
+            patterns: ['config/**'],
+            mentions: ['sysadmin']
+          },
+          {
+            patterns: ['.github/**', 'spec/*.rb'],
+            mentions: ['ci']
+          }
+        ]
+        commentUpserterMock.verify(instance =>
+          instance.upsert(repo, prNumber, matchingRules, {
+            preamble: 'testing preamble',
+            epilogue: 'testing epilogue'
+          })
+        )
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/configuration.ts b/src/configuration.ts
index f6f77b0..106ef74 100644
--- a/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration.ts
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ export interface Configuration {
   rules: MentionRule[]
   /** Configuration for comment */
   commentConfiguration?: CommentConfiguration
+  /** Whether to exclude PR author from mentions */
+  excludeAuthor?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/src/runner.ts b/src/runner.ts
index b8a1165..5489c2d 100644
--- a/src/runner.ts
+++ b/src/runner.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import micromatch from 'micromatch'
 import {CommentUpserter} from './comment-upserter'
 import {ConfigurationReader} from './configuration-reader'
 import {FilesChangedReader} from './files-changed-reader'
+import {MentionRule} from './configuration'
 
 /**
  * @see {@link run}
@@ -43,10 +44,20 @@ export default class Runner {
     const matchingRules = configuration.rules.filter(
       rule => micromatch(filesChanged, rule.patterns).length > 0
     )
+    const filteredRules = configuration.excludeAuthor
+      ? matchingRules
+          .map((rule: MentionRule) => ({
+            ...rule,
+            mentions: rule.mentions.filter(
+              mention => mention !== pullRequest.user.login
+            )
+          }))
+          .filter(rule => rule.mentions.length > 0)
+      : matchingRules
     await this.commentUpserter.upsert(
       repo,
       pullRequest.number,
-      matchingRules,
+      filteredRules,
       configuration.commentConfiguration
     )
   }