diff --git a/doc/user/application_security/secret_detection/index.md b/doc/user/application_security/secret_detection/index.md
index 8a066cf1be1c2122ff1963d139030da5eea27630..08583f4bbf9bbce1c3c766a2dcaf00249d08e5d5 100644
--- a/doc/user/application_security/secret_detection/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/application_security/secret_detection/index.md
@@ -88,14 +88,22 @@ To enable Secret Detection, either:
 
 ### Enable Secret Detection by including the template
 
-You should use this method if you have an existing GitLab CI/CD configuration file.
+Use this method if you have an existing GitLab CI/CD configuration file.
 
-Add the following extract to your `.gitlab-ci.yml` file:
+1. On the top bar, select **Main menu > Projects** and find your project.
+1. On the left sidebar, select **CI/CD > Editor**.
+1. Copy and paste the following to the bottom of the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file:
 
-```yaml
-include:
-  - template: Jobs/Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml
-```
+   ```yaml
+   include:
+     - template: Jobs/Secret-Detection.gitlab-ci.yml
+   ```
+
+1. Select the **Validate** tab, then select **Validate pipeline**.
+   The message **Simulation completed successfully** indicates the file is valid.
+1. Select the **Edit** tab.
+1. Optional. In **Commit message**, customize the commit message.
+1. Select **Commit changes**.
 
 Pipelines now include a Secret Detection job, and the results are included in the merge request
 widget.