diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/.snyk b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8243b9fa391ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.25.1
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:hoek:20180212':
+    - gitbook-cli > npm > request > hawk > hoek:
+        patched: '2024-09-14T23:13:36.620Z'
+        id: 'npm:hoek:20180212'
+        path: gitbook-cli > npm > request > hawk > hoek
+    - gitbook-cli > npm > request > hawk > boom > hoek:
+        patched: '2024-09-14T23:13:36.620Z'
+        id: 'npm:hoek:20180212'
+        path: gitbook-cli > npm > request > hawk > boom > hoek
+    - gitbook-cli > npm > request > hawk > sntp > hoek:
+        patched: '2024-09-14T23:13:36.620Z'
+        id: 'npm:hoek:20180212'
+        path: gitbook-cli > npm > request > hawk > sntp > hoek
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/package.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/package.json
index 9fbfabdff2407..c03e62e2c2694 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/package.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/docs/book/package.json
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@
     "gitbook-plugin-toc": "0.0.2",
     "lodash": "4.17.13",
     "phantomjs-prebuilt": "^2.1.16",
-    "underscore.string": "^3.3.5"
+    "underscore.string": "^3.3.5",
+    "@snyk/protect": "latest"
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk-protect"
   },
   "author": "",
-  "license": "Apache-2.0"
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "snyk": true
 }