diff --git a/readthedocs/settings/base.py b/readthedocs/settings/base.py
index 415e261cb5a..139c2279fdb 100644
--- a/readthedocs/settings/base.py
+++ b/readthedocs/settings/base.py
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ def DOCKER_LIMITS(self):
 
     SOCIALACCOUNT_PROVIDERS = {
         'github': {
+            "VERIFIED_EMAIL": True,
             'SCOPE': [
                 'user:email',
                 'read:org',
@@ -750,6 +751,7 @@ def DOCKER_LIMITS(self):
             ],
         },
         'gitlab': {
+            "VERIFIED_EMAIL": True,
             'SCOPE': [
                 'api',
                 'read_user',