diff --git a/app/.snyk b/app/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b11fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/.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:
+    - async > lodash:
+        patched: '2019-07-05T07:42:06.629Z'
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 8631663..fc205be 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "start": "nodemon server.js"
+    "start": "nodemon server.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "author": "nicole becher",
   "license": "ISC",
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@
     "request-json": "^0.6.2",
     "sentencer": "^0.1.5",
     "serve-static": "^1.11.1",
-    "swagger-jsdoc": "^1.3.0"
-  }
+    "swagger-jsdoc": "^1.3.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.192.0"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }