diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6241fb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.7.0
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:ms:20170412':
+    - socket.io > socket.io-adapter > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2017-05-23T04:02:07.417Z'
+    - socket.io > socket.io-client > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2017-05-23T04:02:07.417Z'
+    - socket.io > socket.io-adapter > socket.io-parser > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2017-05-23T04:02:07.417Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c5b1758..fc1debb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
   "description": "Backend collector of client tracking data - this microservice simply adds data to a queue",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "node server.js"
+    "start": "node server.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -25,13 +27,15 @@
     "node-redis": "^0.1.7",
     "rabbit.js": "^0.4.4",
     "simple-service-registry": "^0.1.1",
-    "socket.io": "^1.4.8",
-    "when": "~3.7.3"
+    "socket.io": "^2.0.0",
+    "when": "~3.7.3",
+    "snyk": "^1.30.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "*"
   },
   "author": "glynn.bird@uk.ibm.com",
   "license": "IBM",
-  "readmeFilename": "README.md"
+  "readmeFilename": "README.md",
+  "snyk": true
 }