diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ For example, you can add a step before running the Changesets GitHub Action:
 - name: Creating .npmrc
   run: |
     cat << EOF > "$HOME/.npmrc"
-      email=my@email.com
       //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN
     EOF
   env: