diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7eda33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.13.5
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-LODASH-450202:
+    - lodash:
+        patched: '2019-07-07T22:32:41.093Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0264d77..178ff9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,13 +5,26 @@
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "./node_modules/jasmine-node/bin/jasmine-node ./test",
-    "test-travis": "./node_modules/istanbul/lib/cli.js cover --root . --include-all-sources jasmine-node ./test"
+    "test-travis": "./node_modules/istanbul/lib/cli.js cover --root . --include-all-sources jasmine-node ./test",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/wsiegenthaler/sequelize-embed.git"
   },
-  "keywords": [ "sequelize", "associations", "model", "sync", "deep", "embed", "json", "document", "epilogue", "rest" ],
+  "keywords": [
+    "sequelize",
+    "associations",
+    "model",
+    "sync",
+    "deep",
+    "embed",
+    "json",
+    "document",
+    "epilogue",
+    "rest"
+  ],
   "author": "Weston Siegenthaler",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
   "bugs": {
@@ -29,6 +42,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bluebird": "^3.4.7",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.4"
-  }
+    "lodash": "^4.17.4",
+    "snyk": "^1.192.3"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }