diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
index a526bfc9..4d0dc4c9 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
-Please include the command line and (if needed) a test file with your issue report.
+Please include the command line and a test file with your issue report.
 
 If possible, please use a test file that we can include in future test cases (no personal information, no copyrighted material).
+
+If you wish to encrypt a test file so that only the maintainer of OCRmyPDF can view it, you may use:
+
+```bash
+
+gpg --recv-keys 4434eb74c4a35f7f --keyserver pgp.mit.edu
+gpg --output test.pdf.gpg --encrypt --receipient 4434eb74c4a35f7f test.pdf
+
+```