diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5987f6bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.12.0
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:tunnel-agent:20170305':
+    - '@semantic-release/condition-travis > travis-deploy-once > travis-ci > request > tunnel-agent':
+        patched: '2018-06-25T21:58:08.679Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1405af3f32..33153799c7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     "require-relative": "^0.8.7",
     "run-auto": "^2.0.0",
     "run-series": "^1.1.3",
-    "semver": "^5.2.0"
+    "semver": "^5.2.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.85.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^2.11.4",
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@
     "semantic-release": "./bin/semantic-release.js pre && npm publish && ./bin/semantic-release.js post",
     "test": "npm run test:unit && npm run test:integration",
     "test:integration": "tap --no-cov test/scenarios/*.js",
-    "test:unit": "nyc tap --no-cov test/specs/*.js"
-  }
+    "test:unit": "nyc tap --no-cov test/specs/*.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepare": "npm run snyk-protect"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }