diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security Release.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security Release.md
index 1734e915ad23c7bf4ee7c4579e065a21eafd8392..ae469d3b125dfdf5fbcda50bf020463e88dadbd5 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security Release.md	
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security Release.md	
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ Set the title to: `Security Release: 11.4.X, 11.3.X, and 11.2.X`
 
 - {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/issues link}
 
-| Version | MR | Status|
-|---------|----|-------|
-| 11.4 | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/merge_requests/ link} |  |
-| 11.3 | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/merge_requests/ link} |  |
-| 11.2 | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/merge_requests/ link} |  |
-| master | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/merge_requests/ link} |  |
+| Version | MR |
+|---------|----|
+| 11.4 | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/merge_requests/ link} |
+| 11.3 | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/merge_requests/ link} |
+| 11.2 | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/merge_requests/ link} |
+| master | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/merge_requests/ link} |
 
 
 
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ Set the title to: `Security Release: 11.4.X, 11.3.X, and 11.2.X`
 * {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/issues/ link}
 
 
-| Version | MR | Status|
-|---------|----|-------|
-| 11.4| {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/ link} |   |
-| 11.3 | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/ link} |  |
-| 11.2 | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/ link} |  |
-| master | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/ link} |  |
+| Version | MR |
+|---------|----|
+| 11.4| {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/ link} |
+| 11.3 | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/ link} |
+| 11.2 | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/ link} |
+| master | {https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/ link} |
 
 
 ## QA
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security developer workflow.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security developer workflow.md
index f9bf700f8098dfae2d22feac0129e86feecd9128..4bc4215d21b265dc72b2d770246b6ea70251ba12 100644
--- a/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security developer workflow.md	
+++ b/.gitlab/issue_templates/Security developer workflow.md	
@@ -3,20 +3,17 @@
 
 Create this issue under https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq
 
-Set the title to: `[Security] Description of the original issue`
+Set the title to: `Description of the original issue`
 -->
 
-### Prior to the security release
+### Prior to starting the security release work
 
 - [ ] Read the [security process for developers] if you are not familiar with it.
 - [ ] Link to the original issue adding it to the [links section](#links)
 - [ ] Run `scripts/security-harness` in the CE, EE, and/or Omnibus to prevent pushing to any remote besides `dev.gitlab.org`
-- [ ] Create an MR targetting `org` `master`, prefixing your branch with `security-`
-- [ ] Label your MR with the ~security label, prefix the title with `WIP: [master]`
-- [ ] Add a link to the MR to the [links section](#links)
-- [ ] Add a link to an EE MR if required
-- [ ] Make sure the MR remains in-progress and gets approved after the review cycle, **but never merged**.
-- [ ] Add a link to this issue on the original security issue.
+- [ ] Create a new branch prefixing it with `security-`
+- [ ] Create a MR targeting `dev.gitlab.org` `master`
+- [ ] Add a link to this issue in the original security issue on `gitlab.com`.
 
 #### Backports
 
diff --git a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Security Release.md b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Security Release.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..df760052ff4d5763e7c54d8f1d4f94070592bc3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Security Release.md	
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<!--
+# README first!
+This MR is being created on `dev.gitlab.org`.
+
+See the general developer security release guidelines https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/docs/blob/master/general/security/developer.md
+
+-->
+## Related issues
+
+<!-- Mention the issue(s) this MR is related to -->
+
+## Author's checklist
+
+- [ ] Link to the developer security workflow issue on `dev.gitlab.org`
+- [ ] MR targets `master` or `security-X-Y` for backports
+- [ ] Milestone is set for the version this MR applies to
+- [ ] Title of this MR is the same as for all backports
+- [ ] A [CHANGELOG entry](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/changelog.html) is added without a `merge_request` value, with `type` set to `security`
+- [ ] Add a link this MR in the `links` section of related issue
+- [ ] Add a link to an EE MR if required
+- [ ] Assign to a reviewer
+
+## Reviewers checklist
+
+- [ ] Correct milestone is applied and the title is matching across all backports
+- [ ] Assigned to `@gitlab-release-tools-bot` with passing CI pipelines
+
+/label ~security ~"Merge into Security"
diff --git a/bin/secpick b/bin/secpick
index 3d032f696a2907485a22a456a5a939a2a845d2e9..be120a304c922181a9cd13094ba3a832d0336064 100755
--- a/bin/secpick
+++ b/bin/secpick
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ module Secpick
         merge_request: {
           source_branch: source_branch,
           target_branch: security_branch,
-          title: "WIP: [#{@options[:version].tr('-', '.')}] ",
-          description: '/label ~security'
+          title: "[#{@options[:version].tr('-', '.')}] ",
+          description: '/label ~security ~"Merge into Security"'
         }
       }
     end