diff --git a/functions/background/.snyk b/functions/background/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0f92afbc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/background/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# 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:
+    - request-promise-native > request-promise-core > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T02:00:22.973Z'
diff --git a/functions/background/package.json b/functions/background/package.json
index 7b65efa710..6fae71a6ed 100644
--- a/functions/background/package.json
+++ b/functions/background/package.json
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
     "node": ">=8"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js"
+    "test": "ava -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "request": "2.88.0",
-    "request-promise-native": "^1.0.5"
+    "request-promise-native": "^1.0.5",
+    "snyk": "^1.316.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.0.0",
@@ -27,5 +30,6 @@
   "cloud-repo-tools": {
     "requiresKeyFile": true,
     "requiresProjectId": true
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }