diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
index e37d7f27dc..fa4ccf9f97 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export class GitLabClient {
                     user {
                       id 
                       username 
-                      commitEmail
+                      publicEmail
                       name
                       state
                       webUrl
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export class GitLabClient {
         const formattedUserResponse = {
           id: Number(userItem.user.id.replace(/^gid:\/\/gitlab\/User\//, '')),
           username: userItem.user.username,
-          email: userItem.user.commitEmail,
+          email: userItem.user.publicEmail,
           name: userItem.user.name,
           state: userItem.user.state,
           web_url: userItem.user.webUrl,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/types.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/types.ts
index a00c66b4a7..651fbb00a6 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export type GitLabSaasUsersResponse = {
             user: {
               id: string;
               username: string;
-              commitEmail: string;
+              publicEmail: string;
               name: string;
               state: string;
               webUrl: string;