diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
index ccc04e1..e8bc489 100644
--- a/.snyk
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 # Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
-version: v1.11.0
+version: v1.13.5
 # ignores vulnerabilities until expiry date; change duration by modifying expiry date
 ignore:
   'npm:lodash:20180130':
     - caporal > cli-table2 > lodash:
         reason: wontfix
         expires: '2019-06-01T21:27:41.071Z'
-patch: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-HTTPSPROXYAGENT-469131:
+    - '@octokit/rest > https-proxy-agent':
+        patched: '2019-10-04T08:37:25.227Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b00ac6b..8f4dc20 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     "ghu": "./index.js"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -28,10 +30,12 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/pandoraboxchain/github-utils#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@octokit/rest": "^15.6.1",
-    "caporal": "^0.10.0"
+    "caporal": "^0.10.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.230.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^4.19.1"
   },
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "snyk": true
 }