diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ For sync communication we have a community slack with a #containerd channel that
 
 ### Reporting security issues
 
-__If you are reporting a security issue, please follow the responsible
-disclosure guidelines and reach out discreetly at containerd-security@googlegroups.com__.
+__If you are reporting a security issue, please reach out discreetly at containerd-security@googlegroups.com__.
 
 ## Copyright and license
 
diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
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--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -114,11 +114,8 @@ one of three ways:
 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 follow the responsible
-disclosure guidelines and reach out discreetly__. Remember that backported PRs
-must follow the versioning guidelines from this document.
-
-Please send security related issues to containerd-security@googlegroups.com.
+__If you are reporting a security issue, please reach out discreetly at containerd-security@googlegroups.com__.
+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
 fairly straightforward. The steps differ depending on whether you are pulling