diff --git a/example/hotspot-app/.snyk b/example/hotspot-app/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..601d81a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/hotspot-app/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.10.1
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:minimatch:20160620':
+    - gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-stream > minimatch:
+        patched: '2018-01-05T06:47:01.692Z'
+    - gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > minimatch:
+        patched: '2018-01-05T06:47:01.692Z'
+    - gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > glob > minimatch:
+        patched: '2018-01-05T06:47:01.692Z'
diff --git a/example/hotspot-app/package.json b/example/hotspot-app/package.json
index 9538c37..7a1ea3f 100644
--- a/example/hotspot-app/package.json
+++ b/example/hotspot-app/package.json
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
   "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "hotspot-app: An Ionic project",
   "dependencies": {
-    "gulp": "^3.5.6",
+    "gulp": "^4.0.0",
     "gulp-sass": "^2.0.4",
     "gulp-concat": "^2.2.0",
     "gulp-minify-css": "^0.3.0",
-    "gulp-rename": "^1.2.0"
+    "gulp-rename": "^1.2.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.65.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "bower": "^1.3.3",
@@ -25,5 +26,10 @@
   ],
   "cordovaPlatforms": [
     "android"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }