diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f640614
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.7.0
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:ms:20170412':
+    - cloudant > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2017-05-23T08:12:05.367Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0de17dd..33360a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
   "main": "./lib/index",
   "author": "david_taieb@us.ibm.com",
   "scripts": {
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
-   "type" : "git",
-   "url": "git+https://github.com/ibm-cds-labs/bluemix-helper-config.git"
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/ibm-cds-labs/bluemix-helper-config.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "bluemix"
@@ -16,17 +18,19 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "when": "3.7.7",
     "async": "~2.1.4",
-  	"cfenv": "*",
+    "cfenv": "*",
     "nconfig": "*",
     "lodash": "~3.9.3",
     "bunyan": "^1.3.2",
     "bunyan-console-stream": "^0.1.0",
     "moment": "^2.10.3",
-    "cloudant": "^1.0.0"
+    "cloudant": "^1.0.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.30.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "*"
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "readmeFilename": "README.md"
+  "readmeFilename": "README.md",
+  "snyk": true
 }