diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
index cf716ce521..fe0da6c4b5 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/lib/client.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export class GitLabClient {
                       user {
                         id
                         username
-                        publicEmail
+                        commitEmail
                         name
                         state
                         webUrl