diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e3211a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.19.0
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:debug:20170905':
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io-client > debug:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > debug:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > engine.io > debug:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io-client > engine.io-client > debug:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > socket.io-client > debug:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > socket.io-client > engine.io-client > debug:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+  'npm:ms:20151024':
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io-client > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > engine.io > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io-client > engine.io-client > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > socket.io-client > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > socket.io-client > engine.io-client > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > socket.io-adapter > debug > ms:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+  'npm:negotiator:20160616':
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > engine.io > accepts > negotiator:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+  'npm:ws:20160920':
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > engine.io > ws:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io-client > engine.io-client > ws:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
+    - sails-hook-sockets > socket.io > socket.io-client > engine.io-client > ws:
+        patched: '2020-08-17T06:12:16.984Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40160c750..ae674c36e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha -b",
-    "prepublish": "npm prune",
-    "preinstall": "node ./lib/preinstall_npmcheck.js"
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect && npm prune",
+    "preinstall": "node ./lib/preinstall_npmcheck.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect"
   },
   "directories": {
     "lib": "lib"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "anchor": "~0.10.2",
+    "anchor": "~0.11.4",
     "async": "~0.9.0",
-    "captains-log": "~0.11.11",
+    "captains-log": "~1.0.2",
     "colors": "~1.0.3",
     "commander": "~2.7.1",
     "connect-flash": "~0.1.1",
@@ -44,21 +45,21 @@
     "express-handlebars": "~2.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "~0.18.0",
     "glob": "~5.0.3",
-    "grunt": "0.4.5",
-    "grunt-cli": "~0.1.13",
+    "grunt": "1.0.3",
+    "grunt-cli": "~1.3.0",
     "grunt-contrib-clean": "~0.6.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-coffee": "~0.13.0",
+    "grunt-contrib-coffee": "~2.0.0",
     "grunt-contrib-concat": "~0.5.1",
     "grunt-contrib-copy": "~0.8.0",
     "grunt-contrib-cssmin": "~0.12.2",
     "grunt-contrib-jst": "~0.6.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-less": "1.0.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-uglify": "~0.8.1",
-    "grunt-contrib-watch": "~0.6.1",
+    "grunt-contrib-less": "1.3.0",
+    "grunt-contrib-uglify": "~0.11.1",
+    "grunt-contrib-watch": "~1.0.1",
     "grunt-sails-linker": "~0.10.1",
-    "grunt-sync": "~0.2.3",
+    "grunt-sync": "~0.6.2",
     "i18n": "~0.5.0",
-    "lodash": "~2.4.1",
+    "lodash": "~4.17.20",
     "merge-defaults": "~0.2.1",
     "method-override": "~2.3.2",
     "mock-req": "0.2.0",
@@ -66,10 +67,10 @@
     "pluralize": "~1.1.2",
     "prompt": "~0.2.14",
     "rc": "~1.0.1",
-    "reportback": "~0.1.8",
+    "reportback": "~2.0.1",
     "sails-build-dictionary": "~0.10.1",
-    "sails-disk": "~0.10.7",
-    "sails-generate": "~0.12.3",
+    "sails-disk": "~1.0.0",
+    "sails-generate": "~1.16.8",
     "sails-hook-sockets": "pmq20/sails-hook-sockets#873c052",
     "sails-stringfile": "~0.3.2",
     "sails-util": "~0.10.6",
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@
     "skipper": "~0.5.5",
     "uid-safe": "^1.1.0",
     "walk": "^2.3.9",
-    "waterline": "~0.10.26"
+    "waterline": "~0.13.1",
+    "snyk": "^1.374.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "root-require": "~0.3.1",
@@ -105,5 +107,6 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 0.10.0",
     "npm": ">= 1.4.0"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }