diff --git a/src/commands/default.ts b/src/commands/default.ts
index 6ea7894e..ccd749d0 100644
--- a/src/commands/default.ts
+++ b/src/commands/default.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default async function defaultMain(args: Argv) {
     output: args.output,
     newVersion: typeof args.r === "string" ? args.r : undefined,
     noAuthors: args.noAuthors,
+    hideAuthorEmail: args.hideAuthorEmail,
   });
 
   if (args.clean) {
diff --git a/src/markdown.ts b/src/markdown.ts
index e8f705e2..195bdeaf 100644
--- a/src/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/markdown.ts
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ export async function generateMarkDown(
           (e) => !e.includes("noreply.github.com")
         );
         const email =
-          config.hideAuthorEmail !== true && _email ? `<${_email}>` : "";
+          config.hideAuthorEmail !== true && _email ? ` <${_email}>` : "";
         const github = i.github
-          ? `([@${i.github}](https://github.com/${i.github}))`
+          ? ` ([@${i.github}](https://github.com/${i.github}))`
           : "";
-        return `- ${i.name} ${github || email}`;
+        return `- ${i.name}${github || email || ""}`;
       })
     );
   }
diff --git a/test/contributors.test.ts b/test/contributors.test.ts
index fcb04e8e..a34e22c5 100644
--- a/test/contributors.test.ts
+++ b/test/contributors.test.ts
@@ -70,4 +70,42 @@ describe("contributors", () => {
       - **scope:** Update dependencies"
     `);
   });
+
+  test("should skip author email addresses with hideAuthorEmail config", async () => {
+    const config = await loadChangelogConfig(process.cwd(), {
+      from: "1.0.0",
+      newVersion: "2.0.0",
+      hideAuthorEmail: true,
+    });
+    const contents = await generateMarkDown(testCommits, config);
+
+    expect(contents).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "## v2.0.0
+
+      [compare changes](https://github.com/unjs/changelogen/compare/1.0.0...v2.0.0)
+
+      ### 🚀 Enhancements
+
+      - **scope:** Add feature
+
+      ### 🩹 Fixes
+
+      - **scope:** Resolve bug
+
+      ### 📖 Documentation
+
+      - **scope:** Update documentation
+
+      ### 🏡 Chore
+
+      - **scope:** Update dependencies
+
+      ### ❤️ Contributors
+
+      - John Doe ([@brainsucker](https://github.com/brainsucker))
+      - Jane Smith
+      - Alice Johnson
+      - Bob Williams"
+    `);
+  });
 });