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Why Your Email Must Match GitHub
Use the email address associated with your GitHub account. Check it at github.com/settings/emails. If your account has multiple emails, use the one marked as Primary.
GitHub attributes commits to your account by matching the commit author email against the emails registered on your profile. If they don't match, commits appear in the repo history — but they will not count toward your contribution graph (the green heatmap on your profile). This is GitHub's design, not a limitation of this tool.
If you have enabled Keep my email address private in GitHub settings, GitHub assigns you a noreply address:
username@gmail.com
Find it at github.com/settings/emails under Primary email address. Use that noreply address in the Email field — contributions will still be counted correctly.