diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Second, read the [Troubleshooting Checklist](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebre
 
 **If you don't read these it will take us far longer to help you with your problem.**
 
+Security
+--------
+Please report security issues to security@brew.sh.
+
 Contributing
 ------------
 Please read:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Second, read the [Troubleshooting Checklist](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebre
 
 **If you don't read these it will take us far longer to help you with your problem.**
 
+Security
+--------
+Please report security issues to security@brew.sh.
+
 Who Are You?
 ------------
 Homebrew's current maintainers are [Misty De Meo][mistydemeo], [Adam Vandenberg][adamv], [Jack Nagel][jacknagel], [Mike McQuaid][mikemcquaid], [Brett Koonce][asparagui] and [Tim Smith][tdsmith].