diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d48f250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# 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:lodash:20180130':
+    - hw-logger > lodash:
+        patched: '2018-07-05T00:08:10.201Z'
+    - hw-error > lodash:
+        patched: '2018-07-05T00:08:10.201Z'
+    - hw-error > hw-logger > lodash:
+        patched: '2018-07-05T00:08:10.201Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d63972..f9f4c20 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
     "hw-logger": "^1.1.15",
     "hw-promise": "0.0.2",
     "jsonic": "^0.2.2",
-    "lodash": "^3.10.1",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.5",
     "node-hid": "^0.5.1",
     "properties": "^1.2.1",
     "require-directory": "^2.1.1",
     "usb": "^1.1.1",
-    "yamljs": "^0.2.4"
+    "yamljs": "^0.2.4",
+    "snyk": "^1.88.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^3.4.1",
@@ -47,5 +48,10 @@
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "mocha": "^2.3.4",
     "spec-xunit-file": "0.0.1-3"
-  }
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepare": "npm run snyk-protect"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }