diff --git a/functions/helloworld/.snyk b/functions/helloworld/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa60cbdb4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/helloworld/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.14.1
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-LODASH-567746:
+    - pug > pug-code-gen > constantinople > babel-types > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-04-30T21:06:32.124Z'
+    - pug > pug-filters > constantinople > babel-types > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-04-30T21:06:32.124Z'
+    - pug > pug-code-gen > pug-attrs > constantinople > babel-types > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-04-30T21:06:32.124Z'
diff --git a/functions/helloworld/package.json b/functions/helloworld/package.json
index 4d82d52f16..50eb524416 100644
--- a/functions/helloworld/package.json
+++ b/functions/helloworld/package.json
@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@
   "scripts": {
     "e2e-test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='gcloud functions' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && BASE_URL=\"https://$GCP_REGION-$GCLOUD_PROJECT.cloudfunctions.net/\" ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js",
     "test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='functions-emulator' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && export BASE_URL=\"http://localhost:8010/$GCLOUD_PROJECT/$GCF_REGION\" && ava -T 20s --verbose -c 1 test/index.test.js",
-    "system-test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='functions-emulator' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && export BASE_URL=\"http://localhost:8010/$GCLOUD_PROJECT/$GCF_REGION\" && ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js"
+    "system-test": "export FUNCTIONS_CMD='functions-emulator' && sh test/updateFunctions.sh && export BASE_URL=\"http://localhost:8010/$GCLOUD_PROJECT/$GCF_REGION\" && ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/debug-agent": "^3.0.0",
     "escape-html": "^1.0.3",
     "pug": "^2.0.3",
-    "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2"
+    "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2",
+    "snyk": "^1.316.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.0.0",
@@ -45,5 +48,6 @@
       "FUNCTIONS_BUCKET",
       "FUNCTIONS_CMD"
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }