diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..266c321c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# 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:
+  'npm:hoek:20180212':
+    - nodegit > node-pre-gyp > hawk > hoek:
+        patched: '2022-10-05T21:26:42.633Z'
+    - nodegit > node-pre-gyp > hawk > boom > hoek:
+        patched: '2022-10-05T21:26:42.633Z'
+    - nodegit > node-pre-gyp > hawk > sntp > hoek:
+        patched: '2022-10-05T21:26:42.633Z'
+    - nodegit > node-pre-gyp > request > hawk > hoek:
+        patched: '2022-10-05T21:26:42.633Z'
+    - nodegit > node-pre-gyp > hawk > cryptiles > boom > hoek:
+        patched: '2022-10-05T21:26:42.633Z'
+    - nodegit > node-pre-gyp > request > hawk > boom > hoek:
+        patched: '2022-10-05T21:26:42.633Z'
+    - nodegit > node-pre-gyp > request > hawk > sntp > hoek:
+        patched: '2022-10-05T21:26:42.633Z'
+    - nodegit > node-pre-gyp > request > hawk > cryptiles > boom > hoek:
+        patched: '2022-10-05T21:26:42.633Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 406bc2a4..41c5d8f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
   "description": "A command line, and implementable git client primarily designed for NodeOS",
   "main": "index.js",
   "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"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@
   "author": "lite20",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "nodegit": "^0.6.0"
-  }
+    "nodegit": "^0.26.3",
+    "@snyk/protect": "latest"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }