diff --git a/examples/hn/.snyk b/examples/hn/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..94ac72a8dce5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hn/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.14.1
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  SNYK-JS-LODASH-567746:
+    - gatsby > gatsby-cli > gatsby-telemetry > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-21T08:09:19.709Z'
+    - gatsby > gatsby-cli > gatsby-recipes > gatsby-telemetry > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-21T08:09:19.709Z'
diff --git a/examples/hn/package.json b/examples/hn/package.json
index 9467a37b9d77c..6eaeef3c39f8e 100644
--- a/examples/hn/package.json
+++ b/examples/hn/package.json
@@ -13,13 +13,19 @@
     "gatsby-plugin-offline": "latest",
     "gatsby-source-hacker-news": "latest",
     "lodash": "^4.16.4",
-    "slash": "^1.0.0"
+    "slash": "^1.0.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.323.1"
   },
-  "keywords": ["gatsby"],
+  "keywords": [
+    "gatsby"
+  ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "n/a",
   "scripts": {
     "develop": "gatsby develop",
-    "build": "gatsby build"
-  }
+    "build": "gatsby build",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }