diff --git a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Security Release.md b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Security Release.md
index 7f115f1667ad9f525137c38108cfe1c9e03b96c9..0c567b8eb3972ed0f55a89a922c05e6d5dc3f082 100644
--- a/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Security Release.md	
+++ b/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Security Release.md	
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ When submitting a merge request for gitlab-pages, CE and EE merge requests for u
 - [ ] Correct milestone is applied and the title is matching across all backports.
 - [ ] Approve the MR. Do not merge it, release managers will assist with merging at the time of release.
 
+## AppSec checklist
+
+- [ ] Assign the right [AppSecWeight](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/security/product-security/application-security/milestone-planning/#weight-labels) label
+- [ ] Update the ~"AppSecWorkflow::in-progress" to ~"AppSecWorkflow::complete"
+
 [CHANGELOG entry]: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/changelog.html#overview
 
 /label ~security ~backend ~"Category:Pages"
+
+<!-- AppSec specific labels -->
+
+/label ~"Division::Security" ~"Department::Product Security" ~"Application Security Team"
+/label ~"AppSecWorkflow::planned" ~"AppSecWorkType::VulnFixVerification" 
+/label ~"AppSecPriority::1" <!-- This is always a priority to review for us to ensure the fix is good and the release is done on time -->
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