diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/.snyk b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f2cea1718b0c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# 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:
+    - lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T04:33:27.004Z'
+    - deep-map > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T04:33:27.004Z'
+    - deep-map-keys > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-01T04:33:27.004Z'
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/package.json b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/package.json
index 3b87a00d2592d..7a0d90a7d23f2 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "json-stringify-safe": "^5.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.10",
     "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
-    "qs": "^6.4.0"
+    "qs": "^6.4.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.316.1"
   },
   "deprecated": false,
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -39,8 +40,10 @@
   "repository": "https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/master/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "babel src --out-dir . --ignore **/__tests__",
-    "prepare": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production npm run build",
-    "watch": "babel -w src --out-dir . --ignore **/__tests__"
+    "prepare": "npm run snyk-protect && cross-env NODE_ENV=production npm run build",
+    "watch": "babel -w src --out-dir . --ignore **/__tests__",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect"
   },
-  "gitHead": "5bd5aebe066b9875354a81a4b9ed98722731c465"
+  "gitHead": "5bd5aebe066b9875354a81a4b9ed98722731c465",
+  "snyk": true
 }