diff --git a/appengine/pubsub/.snyk b/appengine/pubsub/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4a908b64f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appengine/pubsub/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.13.3
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-AXIOS-174505:
+    - '@google-cloud/pubsub > google-auth-library > axios':
+        patched: '2019-05-05T21:49:51.278Z'
+    - '@google-cloud/pubsub > google-auth-library > gcp-metadata > axios':
+        patched: '2019-05-05T21:49:51.278Z'
+    - '@google-cloud/pubsub > google-gax > google-auth-library > axios':
+        patched: '2019-05-05T21:49:51.278Z'
+    - '@google-cloud/pubsub > google-gax > google-auth-library > gcp-metadata > axios':
+        patched: '2019-05-05T21:49:51.278Z'
diff --git a/appengine/pubsub/package.json b/appengine/pubsub/package.json
index 5b7e363c4b..85e69a3ea0 100644
--- a/appengine/pubsub/package.json
+++ b/appengine/pubsub/package.json
@@ -10,14 +10,17 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node app.js",
-    "test": "repo-tools test app && ava -T 30s */*.test.js"
+    "test": "repo-tools test app && ava -T 30s */*.test.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/pubsub": "^0.22.0",
     "body-parser": "1.18.3",
     "express": "^4.16.3",
     "pug": "^2.0.1",
-    "safe-buffer": "5.1.2"
+    "safe-buffer": "5.1.2",
+    "snyk": "^1.161.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.0.0",
@@ -43,5 +46,6 @@
         ]
       }
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }