diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b254042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# 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':
+    - mongoose > ms:
+        patched: '2017-05-23T02:24:04.767Z'
+    - mongoose > mquery > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2017-05-23T02:24:04.767Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7f3ff1..40b6ffc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "start": "nodemon app.js"
+    "start": "nodemon app.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.14.1",
     "mongoose": "^4.8.3",
-    "nodemon": "^1.11.0"
-  }
+    "nodemon": "^1.11.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.30.1"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }