diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e14d28292..b3553d89d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # PayPal Android SDK Release Notes
 
+## unreleased
+
+* PayPalNativeCheckout
+  * Bump native-checkout version to release `1.2.0`
+  * Add `userAuthenticationEmail` to `PayPalNativeCheckoutRequest`
+
 ## 1.0.0 (2023-10-02)
 
 * Breaking Changes
diff --git a/PayPalNativePayments/src/main/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutClient.kt b/PayPalNativePayments/src/main/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutClient.kt
index d6d0a9cc4..ea35afb2c 100644
--- a/PayPalNativePayments/src/main/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutClient.kt
+++ b/PayPalNativePayments/src/main/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutClient.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.paypal.android.corepayments.analytics.AnalyticsService
 import com.paypal.checkout.PayPalCheckout
 import com.paypal.checkout.approve.OnApprove
 import com.paypal.checkout.cancel.OnCancel
+import com.paypal.checkout.config.AuthConfig
 import com.paypal.checkout.config.CheckoutConfig
 import com.paypal.checkout.config.UIConfig
 import com.paypal.checkout.createorder.CreateOrder
@@ -44,12 +45,12 @@ class PayPalNativeCheckoutClient internal constructor(
      * See Also: [Developer Portal](https://developer.paypal.com/developer/applications/)
      */
     constructor(application: Application, coreConfig: CoreConfig, returnUrl: String) :
-            this(
-                application,
-                coreConfig,
-                returnUrl,
-                AnalyticsService(application, coreConfig),
-            )
+        this(
+            application,
+            coreConfig,
+            returnUrl,
+            AnalyticsService(application, coreConfig),
+        )
 
     private val exceptionHandler = CoreCoroutineExceptionHandler {
         listener?.onPayPalCheckoutFailure(it)
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class PayPalNativeCheckoutClient internal constructor(
     var shippingListener: PayPalNativeShippingListener? = null
 
     /**
-     * Present a Paypal Payseet and start a PayPal transaction.
+     * Present a Paypal Paysheet and start a PayPal transaction.
      *
      * @param request the PayPalNativeCheckoutRequest for the transaction
      */
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class PayPalNativeCheckoutClient internal constructor(
         orderId = request.orderId
         CoroutineScope(dispatcher).launch(exceptionHandler) {
             try {
+                val authConfig: AuthConfig? = request.userAuthenticationEmail?.let { AuthConfig(it) }
                 val config = CheckoutConfig(
                     application = application,
                     clientId = coreConfig.clientId,
@@ -90,7 +92,8 @@ class PayPalNativeCheckoutClient internal constructor(
                     uiConfig = UIConfig(
                         showExitSurveyDialog = false
                     ),
-                    returnUrl = returnUrl
+                    returnUrl = returnUrl,
+                    authConfig = authConfig
                 )
                 PayPalCheckout.setConfig(config)
                 listener?.onPayPalCheckoutStart()
diff --git a/PayPalNativePayments/src/main/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutRequest.kt b/PayPalNativePayments/src/main/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutRequest.kt
index 9e8fbfe82..8b50509ec 100644
--- a/PayPalNativePayments/src/main/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutRequest.kt
+++ b/PayPalNativePayments/src/main/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutRequest.kt
@@ -7,5 +7,11 @@ data class PayPalNativeCheckoutRequest(
     /**
      * The order ID associated with the request.
      */
-    val orderId: String
+    val orderId: String,
+
+    /**
+     * Optional: User email to initiate a quicker authentication flow
+     * in cases where the user has a PayPal Account with the same email.
+     */
+    val userAuthenticationEmail: String? = null
 )
diff --git a/PayPalNativePayments/src/test/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutClientTest.kt b/PayPalNativePayments/src/test/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutClientTest.kt
index 891a6bcba..fa655790e 100644
--- a/PayPalNativePayments/src/test/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutClientTest.kt
+++ b/PayPalNativePayments/src/test/java/com/paypal/android/paypalnativepayments/PayPalNativeCheckoutClientTest.kt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class PayPalNativeCheckoutClientTest {
         } just runs
 
         sut = getPayPalCheckoutClient(testScheduler = testScheduler)
-        sut.startCheckout(PayPalNativeCheckoutRequest("order_id"))
+        sut.startCheckout(PayPalNativeCheckoutRequest("order_id", "test@test.com"))
         advanceUntilIdle()
 
         verify {
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class PayPalNativeCheckoutClientTest {
         }
         expectThat(configSlot.captured) {
             get { clientId }.isEqualTo("fake-client-id")
+            get { authConfig?.userEmail }.isEqualTo("test@test.com")
             get { application }.isEqualTo(mockApplication)
             get { environment }.isEqualTo(com.paypal.checkout.config.Environment.SANDBOX)
         }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d224a5221..6072de67e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ buildscript {
             "json" : "org.json:json:20220320",
 
             // PayPal
-            "nativeCheckout"              : "com.paypal.checkout:android-sdk:1.1.0",
+            "nativeCheckout"              : "com.paypal.checkout:android-sdk:1.2.0",
 
             // Release modules
             "cardPayments"                : "com.paypal.android:card-payments:${modules.sdkVersionName}",