diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63161c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.14.1
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-LODASH-567746:
+    - lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T06:48:24.856Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99d8f0b..1b769d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
     "build:merge": "concat -o README.md ./general-readme.md ./method-docs.md ./contributors.md ./readme_license.md",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
     "contributors:add": "all-contributors add",
-    "contributors:generate": "all-contributors generate"
+    "contributors:generate": "all-contributors generate",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "author": "neilkalman@gmail.com",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@
     "merge-dirs": "^0.2.1",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "pkginfo": "^0.4.1",
-    "prettyjson": "^1.2.1"
+    "prettyjson": "^1.2.1",
+    "snyk": "^1.316.1"
   },
   "bin": {
     "cli-lit": "bin/cli-lit.js"
@@ -69,5 +72,6 @@
     "generator",
     "typescript",
     "automation"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "snyk": true
 }