diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-javascript-frontmatter/.snyk b/packages/gatsby-transformer-javascript-frontmatter/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..20f85c36dae15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-javascript-frontmatter/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# 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:
+    - '@babel/traverse > lodash':
+        patched: '2019-07-04T08:45:22.628Z'
+    - '@babel/traverse > @babel/generator > lodash':
+        patched: '2019-07-04T08:45:22.628Z'
+    - '@babel/traverse > @babel/helper-split-export-declaration > @babel/types > lodash':
+        patched: '2019-07-04T08:45:22.628Z'
+    - '@babel/traverse > @babel/helper-function-name > @babel/template > @babel/types > lodash':
+        patched: '2019-07-04T08:45:22.628Z'
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-javascript-frontmatter/package.json b/packages/gatsby-transformer-javascript-frontmatter/package.json
index e2c1bb9fa2dc0..664df71c31adc 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-javascript-frontmatter/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-javascript-frontmatter/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.0.0-beta.40",
     "@babel/traverse": "^7.0.0-beta.40",
     "babylon": "^7.0.0-beta.40",
-    "bluebird": "^3.5.0"
+    "bluebird": "^3.5.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.190.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "cross-env": "^5.0.5"
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@
   "repository": "https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/master/packages/gatsby-transformer-javascript-frontmatter",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "babel src --out-dir . --ignore __tests__",
-    "prepublish": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production npm run build",
-    "watch": "babel -w src --out-dir . --ignore __tests__"
-  }
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect; cross-env NODE_ENV=production npm run build",
+    "watch": "babel -w src --out-dir . --ignore __tests__",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }