diff --git a/packages/composer-cli/.snyk b/packages/composer-cli/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3df08b1e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/composer-cli/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# 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-client > composer-wallet-inmemory > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-client > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-admin > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-wallet-filesystem > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-wallet-inmemory > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-admin > composer-wallet-inmemory > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-client > composer-wallet-filesystem > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-documentation > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-documentation > composer-admin > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-admin > composer-wallet-filesystem > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-documentation > composer-client > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-documentation > composer-client > composer-wallet-filesystem > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-documentation > composer-client > composer-wallet-inmemory > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-documentation > composer-admin > composer-wallet-filesystem > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
+    - composer-documentation > composer-admin > composer-wallet-inmemory > composer-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T23:30:55.064Z'
diff --git a/packages/composer-cli/package.json b/packages/composer-cli/package.json
index 1bbd356145..38f14103e5 100644
--- a/packages/composer-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/composer-cli/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
     "licchk": "license-check-and-add",
     "test": "nyc mocha --recursive -t 10000",
     "mocha": "mocha --recursive -t 10000",
-    "nyc": "nyc mocha --recursive -t 10000"
+    "nyc": "nyc mocha --recursive -t 10000",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -63,7 +65,8 @@
     "sanitize-filename": "1.6.1",
     "tar": "4.3.0",
     "valid-url": "1.0.9",
-    "yargs": "10.0.3"
+    "yargs": "10.0.3",
+    "snyk": "^1.161.1"
   },
   "license-check-and-add-config": {
     "folder": ".",
@@ -125,5 +128,6 @@
     "branches": 100,
     "functions": 100,
     "lines": 100
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }