diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d28d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.12.0
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:hoek:20180212':
+    - npm > node-gyp > request > hawk > hoek:
+        patched: '2018-07-19T21:18:50.534Z'
+    - npm > node-gyp > request > hawk > boom > hoek:
+        patched: '2018-07-19T21:18:50.534Z'
+    - npm > node-gyp > request > hawk > sntp > hoek:
+        patched: '2018-07-19T21:18:50.534Z'
+    - npm > node-gyp > request > hawk > cryptiles > boom > hoek:
+        patched: '2018-07-19T21:18:50.534Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f42d999..5f97f39 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
     "check-it": "./bin/open-source-checklist"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "mocha -R spec"
+    "test": "mocha -R spec",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepare": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "author": {
     "name": "Catherine Farman",
@@ -23,9 +25,11 @@
     "request": "2.84.0",
     "shelljs": "^0.7.0",
     "update-notifier": "0.6.3",
-    "winston-color": "1.0.0"
+    "winston-color": "1.0.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.89.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "^2.4.5"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }