diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1ff244
--- /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:tough-cookie:20170905':
+    - google-sheets-api > googleapis > request > tough-cookie:
+        patched: '2017-09-25T03:51:07.134Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3257ebb..3ae5c0e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
     "private": "node dist/privateReminder.js",
     "preprivate": "babel src --out-dir dist",
     "pregeneral": "babel src --out-dir dist",
-    "postinstall": "mkdir -p dist && babel src --out-dir dist"
+    "postinstall": "mkdir -p dist && babel src --out-dir dist",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "babel": {
     "presets": [
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.5.0",
     "google-sheets-api": "^0.4.1",
     "lodash": "^4.5.0",
-    "slack-client": "^2.0.2"
+    "slack-client": "^2.0.2",
+    "snyk": "^1.41.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^3.7.1",
@@ -37,5 +40,6 @@
     "eslint-plugin-flowtype": "^2.20.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^6.4.1"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }