diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd23388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# 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:request:20160119':
+    - node-twitter > request:
+        patched: '2017-08-04T11:59:07.441Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48cf6cf..fc75527 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "start": "node index.js"
+    "start": "node index.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -32,7 +34,9 @@
     "newrelic": "^1.18.0",
     "node-twitter": "0.5.2",
     "stripe": "^4.23.1",
-    "superagent": "^0.21.0",
-    "validator": "^3.27.0"
-  }
+    "superagent": "^2.0.0",
+    "validator": "^3.27.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.38.1"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }