diff --git a/backend/database.js b/backend/database.js
index 1e74cf7..57e6918 100644
--- a/backend/database.js
+++ b/backend/database.js
@@ -146,11 +146,15 @@ async function usersGet(userId) {
     return result[0];
 }
 
-async function usersUpdate(userId, githubToken) {
+async function usersUpdate(userId, githubToken, email) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof userId, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof githubToken, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof email, 'string');
 
-    await db.query('UPDATE users SET githubToken=? WHERE id=?', [ githubToken, userId ]);
+    let args = [ githubToken, email, userId ];
+    let query = 'UPDATE users SET githubToken=?,email=? WHERE id=?';
+
+    await db.query(query, args);
 }
 
 async function releasesList(projectId) {
diff --git a/backend/routes.js b/backend/routes.js
index 304b8f4..4369b9d 100644
--- a/backend/routes.js
+++ b/backend/routes.js
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ async function auth(req, res, next) {
         }
     }
 
+    // update email if changed
+    if (user.email !== req.oidc.user.email) {
+        try {
+            await database.users.update(user.id, user.githubToken, user.email);
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.error('Failed to update email for user.', user, e);
+        }
+    }
+
     req.user = user;
 
     next();
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ async function profileUpdate(req, res, next) {
     }
 
     try {
-        await database.users.update(req.user.id, githubToken);
+        await database.users.update(req.user.id, githubToken, req.user.email);
     } catch (error) {
         return next(new HttpError(500, error));
     }