diff --git a/packages/composer-wallet-filesystem/.snyk b/packages/composer-wallet-filesystem/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb590acec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/composer-wallet-filesystem/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# 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:
+    - composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-06T07:05:10.192Z'
diff --git a/packages/composer-wallet-filesystem/package.json b/packages/composer-wallet-filesystem/package.json
index f0ae0c9d55..7fe40847dc 100644
--- a/packages/composer-wallet-filesystem/package.json
+++ b/packages/composer-wallet-filesystem/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "test": "nyc mocha test",
     "mocha": "mocha --recursive test",
-    "nyc": "nyc mocha --recursive test"
+    "nyc": "nyc mocha --recursive test",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "composer-common": "0.20.1",
     "mkdirp": "0.5.1",
-    "rimraf": "2.5.4"
+    "rimraf": "2.5.4",
+    "snyk": "^1.161.1"
   },
   "nyc": {
     "exclude": [
@@ -99,5 +102,6 @@
     "branches": 100,
     "functions": 100,
     "lines": 100
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }