diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59fe15e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.22.1
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:hoek:20180212':
+    - gulp-coveralls > coveralls > request > hawk > cryptiles > boom > hoek:
+        patched: '2022-05-13T19:33:02.172Z'
+    - karma-phantomjs-launcher > phantomjs > request > hawk > cryptiles > boom > hoek:
+        patched: '2022-05-13T19:33:02.172Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1161ced..be3aec6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   "main": "dist/mentio.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "coveralls": "gulp coveralls"
+    "coveralls": "gulp coveralls",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "connect-livereload": "^0.4.0",
     "express": "^4.1.2",
-    "gulp": "^3.6.2",
+    "gulp": "^4.0.0",
     "gulp-angular-templatecache": "^1.2.1",
     "gulp-bump": "^0.1.11",
     "gulp-concat": "^2.2.0",
@@ -49,5 +51,9 @@
     "karma-script-launcher": "^0.1.0",
     "karma-threshold-reporter": "~0.1.7",
     "open": "0.0.5"
+  },
+  "snyk": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@snyk/protect": "latest"
   }
 }