diff --git a/source/validate_sigs.rst b/source/validate_sigs.rst
index 6b08a6a3..87bdc334 100644
--- a/source/validate_sigs.rst
+++ b/source/validate_sigs.rst
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ these steps manually when performing a ``swupd update``.
       integrity of the certificate does not require validation; it is already
       trusted.
 
-   .. note::
+   .. important::
 
       The certificate used by ``swupd`` and the certificate used for the
       distribution's image are different because these are different entities