diff --git a/SECURITY-POLICY b/SECURITY-POLICY.md
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rename from SECURITY-POLICY
rename to SECURITY-POLICY.md
diff --git a/security.txt b/security.txt
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+++ b/security.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Contact: mailto:security-issues@carto.com
 Preferred-Languages: en
-Policy: https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb/blob/master/SECURITY-POLICY
+Policy: https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb/blob/master/SECURITY-POLICY.md
 Hiring: https://carto.com/careers