diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sqip/.snyk b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sqip/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d858330181091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sqip/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# 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:
+    - gatsby-plugin-sharp > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T02:36:12.287Z'
+    - gatsby-plugin-sharp > async > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T02:36:12.287Z'
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sqip/package.json b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sqip/package.json
index 9d79235bda5a9..1dbd9b6807dfa 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-sqip/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-sqip/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     "gatsby-plugin-sharp": "^2.0.0-rc.7",
     "mini-svg-data-uri": "^1.0.0",
     "p-queue": "^2.3.0",
-    "sqip": "^0.3.0"
+    "sqip": "^0.3.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.316.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "^7.0.0",
@@ -41,8 +42,10 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "babel src --out-dir . --ignore **/__tests__",
-    "prepare": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production npm run build",
-    "watch": "babel -w src --out-dir . --ignore **/__tests__"
+    "prepare": "npm run snyk-protect && cross-env NODE_ENV=production npm run build",
+    "watch": "babel -w src --out-dir . --ignore **/__tests__",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect"
   },
-  "gitHead": "5bd5aebe066b9875354a81a4b9ed98722731c465"
+  "gitHead": "5bd5aebe066b9875354a81a4b9ed98722731c465",
+  "snyk": true
 }