diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62a83acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.13.5
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-AXIOS-174505:
+    - dav-js > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-25T07:22:46.623Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8261f7e8..a9eba8c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,14 +19,17 @@
     "spellcheck": "npx gulp spellcheck",
     "start": "ts-node ./src/index.ts",
     "tsc": "gulp tsc",
-    "tslint": "gulp tslint"
+    "tslint": "gulp tslint",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "cassandra-driver": "^3.5.0",
     "dav-js": "DAVFoundation/dav-js",
     "express": "^4.16.4",
     "kafka-node": "^2.6.1",
-    "rxjs": "^5.5.12"
+    "rxjs": "^5.5.12",
+    "snyk": "^1.167.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/cassandra-driver": "^3.4.0",
@@ -48,5 +51,6 @@
     "ts-node": "^8.0.3",
     "tslint": "^5.15.0",
     "typescript": "^3.4.2"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }