diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md
index 4873a52dac..a39de7da1b 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Bug.md
@@ -1,38 +1,42 @@
 <!--
-If the bug you are reporting is security related or it does involve a crash in named, please do not fill it here, but send an email to [security-officer@isc.org](security-officer@isc.org).
+If the bug you are reporting is potentially security-related - for example,
+if it involves an assertion failure or other crash in `named` that can be
+triggered repeatedly - then please do *NOT* report it here, but send an
+email to [security-officer@isc.org](security-officer@isc.org).
 -->
 
 ### Summary
 
-(Summarize the bug encountered concisely)
+(Summarize the bug encountered concisely.)
 
 ### Steps to reproduce
 
-(How one can reproduce the issue - this is very important)
+(How one can reproduce the issue - this is very important.)
 
 ### What is the current *bug* behavior?
 
-(What actually happens)
+(What actually happens.)
 
 ### What is the expected *correct* behavior?
 
-(What you should see instead)
+(What you should see instead.)
 
 ### Relevant configuration files
 
 (Paste any relevant configuration files - please use code blocks (```)
-to format console output, If submitting the contents of your
+to format console output. If submitting the contents of your
 configuration file in a non-confidential Issue, it is advisable to
 obscure key secrets: this can be done automatically by using
 `named-checkconf -px`.)
 
 ### Relevant logs and/or screenshots
 
-(Paste any relevant logs - please use code blocks (```) to format console output,
-logs, and code as it's very hard to read otherwise.)
+(Paste any relevant logs - please use code blocks (```) to format console
+output, logs, and code, as it's very hard to read otherwise.)
 
 ### Possible fixes
 
-(If you can, link to the line of code that might be responsible for the problem)
+(If you can, link to the line of code that might be responsible for the
+problem.)
 
 /label ~bug
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security.md
index 14f9becf79..8b27f7b43a 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security.md
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 ### Security Issue
 
-If the bug you are reporting is security related, please do not fill it here, but send an email to [security-officer@isc.org](security-officer@isc.org).
+If the bug you are reporting is potentially security-related - for example,
+if it involves an assertion failure or other crash in `named` that can be
+triggered repeatedly - then please do *NOT* report it here, but send an
+email to [security-officer@isc.org](security-officer@isc.org).