diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83131c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.13.3
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-AXIOS-174505:
+    - axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-06T00:19:30.809Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc8b8b4..ad927a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
     "lint": "tslint -c tslint.json 'src/**/*.ts'",
     "build": "tsc",
     "docs": "typedoc --options ./typedocconfig.ts",
-    "prepublishOnly": "rm -rf dist && npm install && npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "rm -rf dist && npm install && npm run build",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepare": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@
     "axios": "^0.18.0",
     "axios-retry": "^3.1.1",
     "joi": "^14.0.6",
-    "xml2js": "^0.4.19"
-  }
+    "xml2js": "^0.4.19",
+    "snyk": "^1.161.1"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }