diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/554-readme2.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/554-readme2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4960b814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/554-readme2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - "``ansible`` package README - add a link to the ``ansible-build-data`` issue tracker
+    (/~https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull/pull/554)."
diff --git a/src/antsibull/data/ansible-readme.rst b/src/antsibull/data/ansible-readme.rst
index 44d46b58..b2a32bd3 100644
--- a/src/antsibull/data/ansible-readme.rst
+++ b/src/antsibull/data/ansible-readme.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ Issues with plugins and modules in the Ansible package should be reported
 on the individual collection's issue tracker.
 Issues with ``ansible-core`` should be reported on
 the `ansible-core issue tracker </~https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/>`_.
+Issues with the ``ansible`` package build process or serious bugs or
+vulnerabilities in a collection that are not addressed after opening an issue
+in the collection's issue tracker should be reported on
+`ansible-build-data's issue tracker </~https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data#issue-tracker>`_.
 
 Refer to the `Communication page
 <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html>`_ for a
diff --git a/tests/test_data/package-files/7.5.0/README.rst b/tests/test_data/package-files/7.5.0/README.rst
index 44d46b58..b2a32bd3 100644
--- a/tests/test_data/package-files/7.5.0/README.rst
+++ b/tests/test_data/package-files/7.5.0/README.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ Issues with plugins and modules in the Ansible package should be reported
 on the individual collection's issue tracker.
 Issues with ``ansible-core`` should be reported on
 the `ansible-core issue tracker </~https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/>`_.
+Issues with the ``ansible`` package build process or serious bugs or
+vulnerabilities in a collection that are not addressed after opening an issue
+in the collection's issue tracker should be reported on
+`ansible-build-data's issue tracker </~https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data#issue-tracker>`_.
 
 Refer to the `Communication page
 <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html>`_ for a
diff --git a/tests/test_data/package-files/8.1.0/README.rst b/tests/test_data/package-files/8.1.0/README.rst
index 44d46b58..b2a32bd3 100644
--- a/tests/test_data/package-files/8.1.0/README.rst
+++ b/tests/test_data/package-files/8.1.0/README.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ Issues with plugins and modules in the Ansible package should be reported
 on the individual collection's issue tracker.
 Issues with ``ansible-core`` should be reported on
 the `ansible-core issue tracker </~https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/>`_.
+Issues with the ``ansible`` package build process or serious bugs or
+vulnerabilities in a collection that are not addressed after opening an issue
+in the collection's issue tracker should be reported on
+`ansible-build-data's issue tracker </~https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data#issue-tracker>`_.
 
 Refer to the `Communication page
 <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html>`_ for a
diff --git a/tests/test_data/package-files/force_setup_cfg/8.1.0/README.rst b/tests/test_data/package-files/force_setup_cfg/8.1.0/README.rst
index 44d46b58..b2a32bd3 100644
--- a/tests/test_data/package-files/force_setup_cfg/8.1.0/README.rst
+++ b/tests/test_data/package-files/force_setup_cfg/8.1.0/README.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ Issues with plugins and modules in the Ansible package should be reported
 on the individual collection's issue tracker.
 Issues with ``ansible-core`` should be reported on
 the `ansible-core issue tracker </~https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/>`_.
+Issues with the ``ansible`` package build process or serious bugs or
+vulnerabilities in a collection that are not addressed after opening an issue
+in the collection's issue tracker should be reported on
+`ansible-build-data's issue tracker </~https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data#issue-tracker>`_.
 
 Refer to the `Communication page
 <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/communication.html>`_ for a