diff --git a/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi b/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
index f43692e448..a776fba869 100644
--- a/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
+++ b/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
@@ -1558,6 +1558,10 @@ please use av_log() instead.
     Never write to unallocated memory, never write over the end of arrays,
     always check values read from some untrusted source before using them
     as array index or other risky things.
+@item
+    Developers who have provided a public gpg key shall only receive
+    passwords or other sensitive information related to ffmpeg encrypted
+    with their gpg key or in another secure way
 @item
     Remember to check if you need to bump versions for the specific libav
     parts (libavutil, libavcodec, libavformat) you are changing. You need