diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CommitCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CommitCommand.java
index 31f6a31..041276c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CommitCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/CommitCommand.java
@@ -1019,10 +1019,12 @@
 	 * @param credentialsProvider
 	 *            the provider to use when querying for credentials (eg., during
 	 *            signing)
-	 * @since 5.3
+	 * @return {@code this}
+	 * @since 6.0
 	 */
-	public void setCredentialsProvider(
+	public CommitCommand setCredentialsProvider(
 			CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider) {
 		this.credentialsProvider = credentialsProvider;
+		return this;
 	}
 }