diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4f471a
--- /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: '2020-05-01T02:19:55.493Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 807f5ed..ae41a00 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
     "start": "node ./bin/www",
     "seed": "node ./src/seed.js",
     "testseed": "node ./src/testseed.js",
-    "test": "mocha"
+    "test": "mocha",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "~1.17.1",
@@ -15,7 +17,8 @@
     "faker": "^4.1.0",
     "mongoose": "^4.10.8",
     "morgan": "~1.8.1",
-    "serve-favicon": "~2.4.2"
+    "serve-favicon": "~2.4.2",
+    "snyk": "^1.316.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.0.2",
@@ -23,5 +26,6 @@
     "chai-http": "^3.0.0",
     "chai-sorted": "^0.1.0",
     "mocha": "^3.4.2"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }