diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecadd53757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.14.1
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-LODASH-567746:
+    - xmlbuilder > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T03:55:24.286Z'
+    - xml2js > xmlbuilder > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T03:55:24.286Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 14120db879..35e3a40c91 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
     "url": "0.10.3",
     "uuid": "3.0.1",
     "xml2js": "0.4.17",
-    "xmlbuilder": "4.2.1"
+    "xmlbuilder": "4.2.1",
+    "snyk": "^1.316.1"
   },
   "main": "lib/aws.js",
   "browser": {
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@
     "tstest": "tsc -p ./ts",
     "add-change": "node ./scripts/changelog/add-change.js",
     "build-react-native": "webpack --config dist-tools/webpack.config.rn.js",
-    "react-native-test": "npm -s run-script build-react-native && rake reactnative:test && karma start"
-  }
+    "react-native-test": "npm -s run-script build-react-native && rake reactnative:test && karma start",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }
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