diff --git a/docs/docs/tools/review.md b/docs/docs/tools/review.md
index 97ea5e9f..3f69186e 100644
--- a/docs/docs/tools/review.md
+++ b/docs/docs/tools/review.md
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ The tool will first ask the author questions about the PR, and will guide the re
     <td><b>require_can_be_split_review</b></td>
     <td>If set to true, the tool will add a section that checks if the PR contains several themes, and can be split into smaller PRs. Default is false.</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><b>require_security_review</b></td>
+    <td>If set to true, the tool will add a section that checks if the PR contains a possible security or vulnerability issue. Default is true.</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 
 !!! example "SOC2 ticket compliance 💎"
diff --git a/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml b/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
index c682cf6d..86ab7a00 100644
--- a/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
+++ b/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ require_score_review=false
 require_tests_review=true
 require_estimate_effort_to_review=true
 require_can_be_split_review=false
+require_security_review=true
 # soc2
 require_soc2_ticket=false
 soc2_ticket_prompt="Does the PR description include a link to ticket in a project management system (e.g., Jira, Asana, Trello, etc.) ?"
diff --git a/pr_agent/settings/pr_reviewer_prompts.toml b/pr_agent/settings/pr_reviewer_prompts.toml
index aeeef5f8..d7d06f41 100644
--- a/pr_agent/settings/pr_reviewer_prompts.toml
+++ b/pr_agent/settings/pr_reviewer_prompts.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ class Review(BaseModel):
     insights_from_user_answers: str = Field(description="shortly summarize the insights you gained from the user's answers to the questions")
 {%- endif %}
     possible_issues: str = Field(description="Does this PR code introduce clear issues, bugs, or major performance concerns? If there are no apparent issues, respond with 'No'. If there are any issues, describe them briefly. Use bullet points if more than one issue. Be specific, and provide examples if possible. Start each bullet point with a short specific header, such as: "- Possible Bug: ...", etc.")
+{%- if require_security_review %}
     security_concerns: str = Field(description="does this PR code introduce possible vulnerabilities such as exposure of sensitive information (e.g., API keys, secrets, passwords), or security concerns like SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, and others ? Answer 'No' if there are no possible issues. If there are security concerns or issues, start your answer with a short header, such as: 'Sensitive information exposure: ...', 'SQL injection: ...' etc. Explain your answer. Be specific and give examples if possible")
+{%- endif %}
 {%- if require_can_be_split_review %}
     can_be_split: List[SubPR] = Field(min_items=0, max_items=3, description="Can this PR, which contains {{ num_pr_files }} changed files in total, be divided into smaller sub-PRs with distinct tasks that can be reviewed and merged independently, regardless of the order ? Make sure that the sub-PRs are indeed independent, with no code dependencies between them, and that each sub-PR represent a meaningfull independent task. Output an empty list if the PR code does not needd to be split.")
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py b/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py
index 074023d2..baa0ccc4 100644
--- a/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py
+++ b/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class PRReviewer:
             "require_tests": get_settings().pr_reviewer.require_tests_review,
             "require_estimate_effort_to_review": get_settings().pr_reviewer.require_estimate_effort_to_review,
             'require_can_be_split_review': get_settings().pr_reviewer.require_can_be_split_review,
+            'require_security_review': get_settings().pr_reviewer.require_security_review,
             'num_code_suggestions': get_settings().pr_reviewer.num_code_suggestions,
             'question_str': question_str,
             'answer_str': answer_str,
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ class PRReviewer:
                     estimated_effort_number = int(estimated_effort.split(',')[0])
                     if 1 <= estimated_effort_number <= 5:  # 1, because ...
                         review_labels.append(f'Review effort [1-5]: {estimated_effort_number}')
-                if get_settings().pr_reviewer.enable_review_labels_security:
+                if get_settings().pr_reviewer.enable_review_labels_security and get_settings().pr_reviewer.require_security_review:
                     security_concerns = data['review']['security_concerns']  # yes, because ...
                     security_concerns_bool = 'yes' in security_concerns.lower() or 'true' in security_concerns.lower()
                     if security_concerns_bool: