diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49c19c3db6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.25.0
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:debug:20170905':
+    - socket.io-client > debug:
+        patched: '2022-07-21T17:27:23.711Z'
+    - socket.io-client > engine.io-client > debug:
+        patched: '2022-07-21T17:27:23.711Z'
+    - socket.io-client > socket.io-parser > debug:
+        patched: '2022-07-21T17:27:23.711Z'
+  'npm:engine.io-client:20160426':
+    - socket.io-client > engine.io-client:
+        patched: '2022-07-21T17:27:23.711Z'
+  'npm:ms:20170412':
+    - socket.io-client > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2022-07-21T17:27:23.711Z'
+    - socket.io-client > engine.io-client > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2022-07-21T17:27:23.711Z'
+    - socket.io-client > socket.io-parser > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2022-07-21T17:27:23.711Z'
+  'npm:ws:20160920':
+    - socket.io-client > engine.io-client > ws:
+        patched: '2022-07-21T17:27:23.711Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c89cbb783..233fbf2ea1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
     "url": "git://github.com/socketio/socket.io"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "gulp test"
+    "test": "gulp test",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "engine.io": "1.6.8",
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@
     "socket.io-client": "git://github.com/nus-fboa2016-si/socket.io-client#e0580ef4",
     "socket.io-adapter": "0.4.0",
     "has-binary": "0.1.7",
-    "debug": "2.2.0"
+    "debug": "2.2.0",
+    "@snyk/protect": "latest"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-preset-es2015": "6.3.13",
@@ -60,5 +63,6 @@
       "name": "Einar Otto Stangvik",
       "email": "einaros@gmail.com"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "snyk": true
 }
diff --git a/test/socket.io.js b/test/socket.io.js
index 6d1c9fec55..00354afd30 100644
--- a/test/socket.io.js
+++ b/test/socket.io.js
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ describe('socket.io', function(){
         });
       });
     });
-    
+
     it('should not reuse same-namespace connections', function(done){
       var srv = http();
       var sio = io(srv);
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ describe('socket.io', function(){
       }
     });
 
+
     it('should find all clients across namespace rooms', function(done){
       var srv = http();
       var sio = io(srv);
@@ -1533,7 +1534,7 @@ describe('socket.io', function(){
         });
       });
     });
-    
+
     it('should see query parameters sent from secondary namespace connections in handshake object', function(done){
       var srv = http();
       var sio = io(srv);