diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40e34f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# 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:
+    - mongoose > async > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-06T07:54:08.124Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bad16ab..3bba315 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node server.js",
-    "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"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@
     "mongoose-random": "^0.1.1",
     "nodemon": "^1.3.7",
     "request": "^2.57.0",
-    "winston": "^1.0.1"
-  }
+    "winston": "^1.0.1",
+    "snyk": "^1.319.0"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }