diff --git a/storage-transfer/.snyk b/storage-transfer/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee490b2d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage-transfer/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# 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:
+    - googleapis > google-auth-library > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T21:21:02.087Z'
+    - googleapis > googleapis-common > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T21:21:02.087Z'
+    - googleapis > google-auth-library > gcp-metadata > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T21:21:02.087Z'
+    - googleapis > googleapis-common > google-auth-library > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T21:21:02.087Z'
+    - googleapis > googleapis-common > google-auth-library > gcp-metadata > axios:
+        patched: '2019-05-05T21:21:02.087Z'
diff --git a/storage-transfer/package.json b/storage-transfer/package.json
index 2b59e66c13..d22b5d51bd 100644
--- a/storage-transfer/package.json
+++ b/storage-transfer/package.json
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
   "scripts": {
     "unit-test": "repo-tools test run --cmd ava -- -T 20s --verbose test/*.test.js",
     "system-test": "repo-tools test run --cmd ava -- -T 20s --verbose system-test/*.test.js",
-    "test": "npm run unit-test && npm run system-test"
+    "test": "npm run unit-test && npm run system-test",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "googleapis": "36.0.0",
     "moment": "2.23.0",
-    "yargs": "12.0.5"
+    "yargs": "12.0.5",
+    "snyk": "^1.161.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.0.0",
@@ -42,5 +45,6 @@
         "usage": "node transfer.js --help"
       }
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }