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 ### Reporting security issues
 
-__If you are reporting a security issue, please reach out discreetly at containerd-security@googlegroups.com__.
+__If you are reporting a security issue, please reach out discreetly at security@containerd.io__.
 
 ## Copyright and license
 
diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
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 2. Open a PR with cherry-picked change from master.
 3. Open a PR with a ported fix.
 
-__If you are reporting a security issue, please reach out discreetly at containerd-security@googlegroups.com__.
+__If you are reporting a security issue, please reach out discreetly at security@containerd.io__.
 Remember that backported PRs must follow the versioning guidelines from this document.
 
 Any release that is "active" can accept backports. Opening a backport PR is