diff --git a/buildbots.rst b/buildbots.rst
index c37b1355b..e6625e9be 100644
--- a/buildbots.rst
+++ b/buildbots.rst
@@ -232,5 +232,11 @@ recommend you change (temporarily, of course) the contents of the
 ``buildbottest`` clause in ``Makefile.pre.in``; or, for Windows builders,
 the ``Tools/buildbot/test.bat`` script.
 
+Security considerations concerning third-party buildbots
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+Third-party buildbots are only used for testing purposes.
+None of the buildbots nor the system that they run on are utilised to produce any release materials.
+
 .. seealso::
    :ref:`buildworker`
diff --git a/buildworker.rst b/buildworker.rst
index 3e5deabe1..91b430077 100644
--- a/buildworker.rst
+++ b/buildworker.rst
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ python-dev about buildbot security that includes examples of the tests for
 which privilege matters.  There was no final consensus, but the information is
 useful as a point of reference.
 
+Third-party buildbots are only used for testing purposes. None of the buildbots nor the system that they run on are utilised to produce any release materials.
+
 .. [#] If the buildbot is going to do Framework builds, it is better to
        use the Apple-shipped Python so as to avoid any chance of the buildbot
        picking up components from the installed python.org python.