diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc7983c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.19.0
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:debug:20170905':
+    - socket.io > debug:
+        patched: '2020-11-12T22:28:56.297Z'
+    - socket.io > engine.io > debug:
+        patched: '2020-11-12T22:28:56.297Z'
+    - socket.io > socket.io-client > debug:
+        patched: '2020-11-12T22:28:56.297Z'
+    - socket.io > socket.io-client > engine.io-client > debug:
+        patched: '2020-11-12T22:28:56.297Z'
+  'npm:ms:20151024':
+    - socket.io > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-11-12T22:28:56.297Z'
+    - socket.io > engine.io > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-11-12T22:28:56.297Z'
+    - socket.io > socket.io-client > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-11-12T22:28:56.297Z'
+    - socket.io > socket.io-client > engine.io-client > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-11-12T22:28:56.297Z'
+  'npm:negotiator:20160616':
+    - socket.io > engine.io > accepts > negotiator:
+        patched: '2020-11-12T22:28:56.297Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8d3a4e7d2..858cb95db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
     "start": "node bin/start.js",
     "test": "NODE_ENV=test mocha -R spec --recursive",
     "coverage": "NODE_ENV=test istanbul cover _mocha -- --recursive",
-    "libbitcoind": "node bin/start-libbitcoind.js"
+    "libbitcoind": "node bin/start-libbitcoind.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "tags": [
     "bitcoin",
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@
     "npm": "^2.14.1",
     "semver": "^5.0.1",
     "socket.io": "bitpay/socket.io#bitpay-1.3.7",
-    "socket.io-client": "bitpay/socket.io-client#bitpay-1.3.7"
+    "socket.io-client": "bitpay/socket.io-client#bitpay-1.3.7",
+    "snyk": "^1.425.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aws-sdk": "~2.0.0-rc.15",
@@ -88,5 +91,6 @@
     "x64",
     "arm"
   ],
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "snyk": true
 }