diff --git a/language/slackbot/.snyk b/language/slackbot/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0c0801f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/language/slackbot/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.13.5
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-HTTPSPROXYAGENT-469131:
+    - botkit > https-proxy-agent:
+        patched: '2019-10-04T00:45:57.241Z'
+    - botkit > googleapis > google-auth-library > https-proxy-agent:
+        patched: '2019-10-04T00:45:57.241Z'
+    - botkit > googleapis > googleapis-common > google-auth-library > https-proxy-agent:
+        patched: '2019-10-04T00:45:57.241Z'
+    - botkit > googleapis > google-auth-library > gtoken > gaxios > https-proxy-agent:
+        patched: '2019-10-04T00:45:57.241Z'
+    - botkit > googleapis > googleapis-common > google-auth-library > gtoken > gaxios > https-proxy-agent:
+        patched: '2019-10-04T00:45:57.241Z'
diff --git a/language/slackbot/package.json b/language/slackbot/package.json
index 341b18e507..3d13930526 100644
--- a/language/slackbot/package.json
+++ b/language/slackbot/package.json
@@ -18,17 +18,21 @@
     "node": ">=8.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "repo-tools test run --cmd ava -- -T 20s --verbose system-test/*.test.js"
+    "test": "repo-tools test run --cmd ava -- -T 20s --verbose system-test/*.test.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/language": "0.11.0",
     "botkit": "0.7.0",
-    "sqlite3": "4.0.4"
+    "sqlite3": "4.0.4",
+    "snyk": "^1.230.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.0.0",
     "ava": "0.25.0",
     "proxyquire": "2.1.0",
     "sinon": "7.2.2"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }