diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b696281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# 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':
+    - mongoose > mquery > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-27T03:57:05.490Z'
+    - swagger-node-express > express > connect > method-override > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-27T03:57:05.490Z'
+    - swagger-node-express > express > connect > compression > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-27T03:57:05.490Z'
+    - swagger-node-express > express > connect > serve-index > debug:
+        patched: '2017-09-27T03:57:05.490Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29cf42d..4d56184 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "main": "app.js",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node app.js",
-    "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",
@@ -28,7 +30,9 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^7.1.9",
     "mongoose": "^4.6.0",
     "morgan": "^1.8.2",
-    "swagger-node-express": "~2.0",
-    "minimist": "*"
-  }
+    "swagger-node-express": "~2.1.0",
+    "minimist": "*",
+    "snyk": "^1.41.1"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }