diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45c8a04
--- /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-LODASH-450202:
+    - mongoose > async > lodash:
+        patched: '2019-07-03T22:18:27.661Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a608fef..98bc8e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@
     "q": "~1.0.1",
     "redis": "~0.10.3",
     "socket.io": "~2.0.2",
-    "url": "^0.10.1"
+    "url": "^0.10.1",
+    "snyk": "^1.189.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "author": "",
-  "license": "ISC"
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "snyk": true
 }