diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a74d02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.25.0
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-LODASH-567746:
+    - express-validation > lodash:
+        patched: '2022-10-01T03:11:46.051Z'
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8b0836bf..f40ab7cf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "@snyk/protect": {
+      "version": "1.1019.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@snyk/protect/-/protect-1.1019.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LuMrTKSuzQ6hcmD6H4mgjor1MwYJUVOT28ZuoFyNRwqW5Aowqf/0x5iZIYZDpTg5JR2yYARQS96uc3dbY3lDFA=="
+    },
     "abbrev": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -2856,9 +2861,9 @@
       }
     },
     "lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.15",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.15.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-8xOcRHvCjnocdS5cpwXQXVzmmh5e5+saE2QGoeQmbKmRS6J3VQppPOIt0MnmE+4xlZoumy0GPG0D0MVIQbNA1A=="
+      "version": "4.17.21",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg=="
     },
     "lowercase-keys": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
@@ -3211,9 +3216,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "normalize-url": {
-      "version": "5.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-url/-/normalize-url-5.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-bAEm2fx8Dq/a35Z6PIRkkBBJvR56BbEJvhpNtvCZ4W9FyORSna77fn+xtYFjqk5JpBS+fMnAOG/wFgkQBmB7hw=="
+      "version": "5.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-url/-/normalize-url-5.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-K1c7+vaAP+Yh5bOGmA10PGPpp+6h7WZrl7GwqKhUflBc9flU9pzG27DDeB9+iuhZkE3BJZOcgN1P/2sS5pqrWw=="
     },
     "npm-run-path": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad4cab8b..342cb5e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "env-cmd nodemon --watch ./src -e js src/index.js",
     "test": "mocha --timeout 10000 && npm run lint",
-    "lint": "eslint ."
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "prepare": "npm run snyk-protect",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -29,13 +31,14 @@
     "express": "^4.15.5",
     "express-validation": "^1.0.2",
     "joi": "^11.1.1",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.15",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "morgan": "^1.9.1",
-    "normalize-url": "^5.0.0",
+    "normalize-url": "^5.3.1",
     "pdf-parse": "^1.1.1",
     "puppeteer": "^2.0.0",
     "server-destroy": "^1.0.1",
-    "winston": "^2.3.1"
+    "winston": "^2.3.1",
+    "@snyk/protect": "latest"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
@@ -46,5 +49,6 @@
     "mocha": "^4.0.1",
     "nodemon": "^1.12.1",
     "supertest": "^3.0.0"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }