diff --git a/docs/internals/security.txt b/docs/internals/security.txt
index 7121ff31eca..486b2c99687 100644
--- a/docs/internals/security.txt
+++ b/docs/internals/security.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ security@djangoproject.com**.
 
 Most normal bugs in Django are reported to `our public Trac
 instance`_, but due to the sensitive nature of security issues, we ask
-that they *not* be publicly reported in this fashion.
+that they **not** be publicly reported in this fashion.
 
 Instead, if you believe you've found something in Django which has
 security implications, please send a description of the issue via
@@ -28,15 +28,17 @@ reaches a subset of the core development team, who can forward
 security issues into the private committers' mailing list for broader
 discussion if needed.
 
-You can send encrypted email to this address; the public key ID for
-``security@djangoproject.com`` is ``0xfcb84b8d1d17f80b``, and this
-public key is available from most commonly-used keyservers.
-
 Once you've submitted an issue via email, you should receive an
 acknowledgment from a member of the Django development team within 48
 hours, and depending on the action to be taken, you may receive
 further followup emails.
 
+.. note::
+
+    If you want to send an encrypted email (*optional*), the public key ID for
+    ``security@djangoproject.com`` is ``0xfcb84b8d1d17f80b``, and this public
+    key is available from most commonly-used keyservers.
+
 .. _our public Trac instance: https://code.djangoproject.com/query
 
 .. _security-support: