diff --git a/benchmarks/markdown/.snyk b/benchmarks/markdown/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c40c505f23b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/markdown/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# 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-transformer-remark > sanitize-html > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-29T23:23:33.414Z'
diff --git a/benchmarks/markdown/package.json b/benchmarks/markdown/package.json
index 93bbf38837461..dc259bf8dd229 100644
--- a/benchmarks/markdown/package.json
+++ b/benchmarks/markdown/package.json
@@ -5,16 +5,20 @@
   "scripts": {
     "develop": "gatsby develop",
     "build": "gatsby build",
-    "serve": "gatsby serve"
+    "serve": "gatsby serve",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "gatsby": "^2.0.9",
     "gatsby-transformer-remark": "^2.1.4",
     "react": "^16.3.2",
-    "react-dom": "^16.3.2"
+    "react-dom": "^16.3.2",
+    "snyk": "^1.332.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "faker": "^4.1.0",
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.1"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }