diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f86865e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.14.1
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-LODASH-567746:
+    - kafka-node > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T07:16:46.478Z'
+    - kafka-node > async > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T07:16:46.478Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b16119f..a616499 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,14 +22,17 @@
     "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": "github:DAVFoundation/dav-js",
     "express": "~4.16.4",
     "kafka-node": "~2.6.1",
-    "rxjs": "~5.5.12"
+    "rxjs": "~5.5.12",
+    "snyk": "^1.316.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/cassandra-driver": "~3.4.0",
@@ -51,5 +54,6 @@
     "ts-node": "~8.0.3",
     "tslint": "~5.15.0",
     "typescript": "~3.4.2"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }