Contribution calendar squares disappear when changing Public email between two verified email addresses

[talhajamal7]

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Hello everyone,

I'm experiencing a strange issue with my GitHub contribution calendar.

I have two verified email addresses associated with the same GitHub account:

nukeflash07@gmail.com
talhajamal0717@gmail.com

Today's commits were authored using:

Author: Talha Jamal nukeflash07@gmail.com
Commit: Talha Jamal nukeflash07@gmail.com

When my Public email is set to nukeflash07@gmail.com, my profile displays everything correctly, including today's green contribution square.

However, when I change my Public email to talhajamal0717@gmail.com, something unusual happens:

The "6 contributions today" activity still appears correctly.
My repositories and commits are still visible.
Only the green square in the contribution calendar disappears for today.

If I switch the Public email back to nukeflash07@gmail.com, the green square immediately returns.

From what I understand, changing the Public email should not affect the contribution calendar, especially since both email addresses are verified and belong to the same GitHub account.

Has anyone experienced this before? Is this expected behavior, a temporary synchronization issue, or could it be a bug with the contribution calendar?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

[lianeheidemann]

Likely a frontend caching bug. Confirm the commit author email with git log, clear your browser cache or try an incognito window

[ZaheerAhmedkhan65]

This doesn't sound like expected behavior. The contribution graph is based on commits associated with your account, not which verified email is selected as your public email.

A few things to check:

• Make sure both email addresses are verified in your GitHub account.
• Confirm the commit author email exactly matches one of those verified emails.
• Wait a few hours and refresh the profile, as the contribution graph can sometimes take time to sync after account changes.

If the issue only happens when switching the public email and continues after 24 hours, it's likely worth reporting to GitHub Support because it may be a synchronization bug rather than something you've configured incorrectly.

Good luck! 👍