diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5f3f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# 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:
+    - lodash:
+        patched: '2019-07-04T03:13:22.306Z'
+    - mongoose > async > lodash:
+        patched: '2019-07-04T03:13:22.306Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f857c26..b3144fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "main": "config.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "start": "node index.js"
+    "start": "node index.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@
     "mongoose": "^4.7.4",
     "nedb": "^1.8.0",
     "socket.io": "^1.7.2",
-    "socketio-jwt": "^4.5.0"
-  }
+    "socketio-jwt": "^4.5.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.189.0"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }