diff --git a/benchmarks/markdown/.snyk b/benchmarks/markdown/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dc8fd5287e585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/markdown/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# 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-plugin-typescript > @babel/core > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-05T23:35:56.715Z'
+    - gatsby > gatsby-plugin-typescript > @babel/core > @babel/helper-module-transforms > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-05T23:35:56.715Z'
+    - gatsby > gatsby-plugin-typescript > @babel/core > @babel/helpers > @babel/traverse > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-05T23:35:56.715Z'
+    - gatsby > gatsby-plugin-typescript > @babel/core > @babel/helper-module-transforms > @babel/helper-replace-supers > @babel/traverse > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-05T23:35:56.715Z'
+    - gatsby > gatsby-plugin-typescript > @babel/preset-typescript > @babel/plugin-transform-typescript > @babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin > @babel/helper-replace-supers > @babel/traverse > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-05T23:35:56.715Z'
+    - gatsby > gatsby-plugin-typescript > @babel/preset-typescript > @babel/plugin-transform-typescript > @babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin > @babel/helper-replace-supers > @babel/traverse > @babel/generator > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-05T23:35:56.715Z'
+    - gatsby > gatsby-plugin-typescript > @babel/preset-typescript > @babel/plugin-transform-typescript > @babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin > @babel/helper-replace-supers > @babel/traverse > @babel/helper-split-export-declaration > @babel/types > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-05T23:35:56.715Z'
+    - gatsby > gatsby-plugin-typescript > @babel/preset-typescript > @babel/plugin-transform-typescript > @babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin > @babel/helper-replace-supers > @babel/traverse > @babel/helper-function-name > @babel/template > @babel/types > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-05T23:35:56.715Z'
diff --git a/benchmarks/markdown/package.json b/benchmarks/markdown/package.json
index 93bbf38837461..1aa3a0ce3f9ea 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": "^1.319.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "faker": "^4.1.0",
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.1"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }