diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e318169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.7.1
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:debug:20170905':
+    - hubot > express > connect > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
+    - hubot > express > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
+    - hubot > express > connect > body-parser > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
+    - hubot > express > connect > compression > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
+    - hubot > express > connect > connect-timeout > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
+    - hubot > express > send > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
+    - hubot > express > connect > express-session > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
+    - hubot > express > connect > finalhandler > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
+    - hubot > express > connect > morgan > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
+    - hubot > express > connect > serve-index > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
+    - hubot > express > connect > serve-static > send > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-28T03:28:12.897Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67f37ca..008d010 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "mongodb": "1.4.7",
     "ntwitter": "https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/ntwitter/tarball/master",
     "pg": "~0.10.2",
-    "request": "2.14.0",
+    "request": "2.50.0",
     "soupselect": "0.2.0",
     "timezone": "0.0.23",
     "twit": "latest",
@@ -40,10 +40,16 @@
     "xml2js": "0.4.1",
     "xmldom": "0.1.16",
     "xpath": "0.0.5",
-    "hubot-motivate": ">= 0.0.0"
+    "hubot-motivate": ">= 0.0.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.41.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 0.8.x",
     "npm": ">= 1.1.x"
-  }
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }