diff --git a/packages/monitoring/.snyk b/packages/monitoring/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67d3b622e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/monitoring/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# 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-LODASH-450202:
+    - google-gax > lodash:
+        patched: '2019-07-03T23:38:35.521Z'
+    - google-gax > google-auto-auth > async > lodash:
+        patched: '2019-07-03T23:38:35.521Z'
diff --git a/packages/monitoring/package.json b/packages/monitoring/package.json
index 3b594975b2e..270722ba8c3 100644
--- a/packages/monitoring/package.json
+++ b/packages/monitoring/package.json
@@ -54,17 +54,21 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "extend": "^3.0.0",
     "google-gax": "^0.10.0",
-    "google-proto-files": "^0.8.3"
+    "google-proto-files": "^0.8.3",
+    "snyk": "^1.189.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "^3.1.2"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "publish-module": "node ../../scripts/publish.js monitoring",
-    "test": "mocha test/*.js"
+    "test": "mocha test/*.js",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=0.12.0"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }