diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96bf94bf7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# 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:minimatch:20160620':
+    - gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-stream > minimatch:
+        patched: '2018-10-26T04:21:34.757Z'
+    - gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > minimatch:
+        patched: '2018-10-26T04:21:34.757Z'
+    - gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > glob > minimatch:
+        patched: '2018-10-26T04:21:34.757Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 118bd04c38..907fff7f72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "dependencies": {
-    "gulp": "^3.9.0",
+    "gulp": "^4.0.0",
     "gulp-coffee": "^2.3.1",
     "gulp-concat": "^2.6.0",
     "gulp-if": "^2.0.0",
@@ -11,19 +11,23 @@
     "gulp-replace": "^0.5.4",
     "gulp-sass": "^2.0.4",
     "gulp-uglify": "^1.4.2",
-    "js-yaml": "^3.4.3"
+    "js-yaml": "^3.4.3",
+    "snyk": "^1.105.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "gulp-connect": "^2.2.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "gulp": "gulp"
+    "gulp": "gulp",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepare": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
-    "type" : "git",
-    "url" : "https://github.com/github/developer.github.com.git"
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/github/developer.github.com.git"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 4.0.0"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }