diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f451981401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# 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:
+  SNYK-JS-LODASH-567746:
+    - standard > standard-engine > eslint > handlebars > async > lodash:
+        patched: '2022-08-19T06:31:10.761Z'
+    - standard > standard-format > esformatter-semicolon-first > esformatter-parser > babel-traverse > lodash:
+        patched: '2022-08-19T06:31:10.761Z'
+    - standard > standard-format > esformatter-semicolon-first > esformatter-parser > babel-traverse > babel-types > lodash:
+        patched: '2022-08-19T06:31:10.761Z'
+  'npm:lodash:20180130':
+    - standard > standard-engine > eslint > inquirer > lodash:
+        patched: '2022-08-19T06:31:10.761Z'
+    - standard > standard-format > esformatter-jsx > babel-core > babel-plugin-proto-to-assign > lodash:
+        patched: '2022-08-19T06:31:10.761Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index babb4a65ee..a1d6a3198f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
     "build-all": "npm run clean && npm run build-chals && npm run build-pages",
     "pack-mac": "electron-packager . Git-it --platform=darwin --arch=x64   --icon=assets/git-it.icns --overwrite --ignore=/out/ --ignore=assets/PortableGit --ignore=resources/ --prune=true --out=out",
     "pack-lin": "electron-packager . Git-it --platform=linux  --arch=x64   --icon=assets/git-it.png  --overwrite --ignore=/out/ --ignore=assets/PortableGit --ignore=resources/ --prune=true --out=out",
-    "pack-win": "electron-packager . Git-it --platform=win32  --arch=ia32  --icon=assets/git-it.ico  --overwrite --ignore=/out/ --ignore=resources/ --prune=true --out=out "
+    "pack-win": "electron-packager . Git-it --platform=win32  --arch=ia32  --icon=assets/git-it.ico  --overwrite --ignore=/out/ --ignore=resources/ --prune=true --out=out ",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -37,7 +39,4 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/jlord/git-it-electron",
   "devDependencies": {
 
-
-    "request": "^2.57.0"
-  }
 }