diff --git a/js/sdk/package-lock.json b/js/sdk/package-lock.json
index 959185296..b9d95ef49 100644
--- a/js/sdk/package-lock.json
+++ b/js/sdk/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "r2r-js",
-  "version": "0.3.11",
+  "version": "0.3.12",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/js/sdk/package.json b/js/sdk/package.json
index 734db3ea3..827425ed4 100644
--- a/js/sdk/package.json
+++ b/js/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "r2r-js",
-  "version": "0.3.11",
+  "version": "0.3.12",
   "description": "",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "browser": "dist/index.browser.js",
diff --git a/py/r2r.toml b/py/r2r.toml
index 62a6dc355..e24534e3d 100644
--- a/py/r2r.toml
+++ b/py/r2r.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ provider = "r2r"
 access_token_lifetime_in_minutes = 60
 refresh_token_lifetime_in_days = 7
 require_authentication = false
-require_email_verification = true
+require_email_verification = false
 default_admin_email = "admin@example.com"
 default_admin_password = "change_me_immediately"