diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/security.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/security.md
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----
-name: 👮 Security Issue
-about: Responsible Disclosure
----
-
-If you want to report a security issue, please take a look at [elastic/security](https://www.elastic.co/community/security).
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/security.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/security.yaml
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+---
+name: 👮 Security Issue
+description: Responsible disclosure
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        If you want to report a security issue, please take a look at [elastic/security](https://www.elastic.co/community/security).