diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6975d6742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.7.1
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:hawk:20160119':
+    - tap > codecov.io > request > hawk:
+        patched: '2017-06-15T20:01:46.554Z'
+  'npm:marked:20170112':
+    - marked:
+        patched: '2017-06-15T20:01:46.554Z'
+  'npm:request:20160119':
+    - tap > codecov.io > request:
+        patched: '2017-06-15T20:01:46.554Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 087260e07a..d2146cf0db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,32 +10,36 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node app.js",
     "build": "browserify -r jquery > public/js/bundle.js",
-    "cleanup": "mongo express-todo --eval 'db.todos.remove({});'"
+    "cleanup": "mongo express-todo --eval 'db.todos.remove({});'",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "body-parser": "1.9.0",
+    "body-parser": "1.17.1",
     "cfenv": "^1.0.4",
     "cookie-parser": "1.3.3",
-    "ejs": "1.0.0",
+    "ejs": "2.5.5",
     "ejs-locals": "1.0.2",
-    "errorhandler": "1.2.0",
-    "express": "4.12.4",
+    "errorhandler": "1.4.3",
+    "express": "4.15.3",
     "express-fileupload": "0.0.5",
-    "humanize-ms": "1.0.1",
-    "jquery": "^2.2.4",
-    "marked": "0.3.5",
+    "humanize-ms": "1.2.1",
+    "jquery": "^3.0.0",
+    "marked": "0.3.6",
     "method-override": "latest",
-    "moment": "2.15.1",
-    "mongoose": "4.2.4",
+    "moment": "2.15.2",
+    "mongoose": "4.10.2",
     "morgan": "latest",
-    "ms": "^0.7.1",
-    "npmconf": "0.0.24",
+    "ms": "^2.0.0",
+    "npmconf": "2.0.9",
     "optional": "^0.1.3",
-    "st": "0.2.4",
+    "st": "1.1.0",
     "stream-buffers": "^3.0.1",
-    "tap": "^5.7.0"
+    "tap": "^5.7.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.34.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "^13.1.1"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }