diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9523fc88
--- /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:
+    - xmlbuilder > lodash:
+        patched: '2019-07-04T07:16:32.429Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dfbec003..af0a0eef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
     "pretest": "standard && echint",
     "coverage": "istanbul cover --dir coverage _mocha -- --recursive --fgrep 'Request Validation' --invert --reporter dot",
     "codeclimate": "codeclimate-test-reporter < coverage/lcov.info",
-    "semantic-release": "semantic-release pre && npm publish && semantic-release post"
+    "semantic-release": "semantic-release pre && npm publish && semantic-release post",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "echint": {
     "ignore": [
@@ -89,6 +91,8 @@
     "redis": "^2.4.2",
     "require-directory": "^2.1.1",
     "xmlbuilder": "^4.2.1",
-    "yamljs": "^0.2.4"
-  }
+    "yamljs": "^0.2.4",
+    "snyk": "^1.189.0"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }