diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8143a6f
--- /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:
+    - xml2js > xmlbuilder > lodash:
+        patched: '2019-07-04T00:50:46.906Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1974f7..1cf675b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     "build-node": "babel src --out-dir dist",
     "build-web": "browserify src/cep-promise.js -s cep -o | uglifyjs > dist/cep-promise-browser.min.js",
     "build": "npm run build-node && npm run build-web",
-    "prepublish": "npm run build"
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect; npm run build",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect"
   },
   "browserify": {
     "transform": [
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "isomorphic-fetch": "2.2.1",
     "lodash.get": "4.4.2",
-    "xml2js": "0.4.17"
-  }
+    "xml2js": "0.4.17",
+    "snyk": "^1.189.0"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }