diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edafd99fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.21.5
+ignore: {}
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
+patch:
+  'npm:lodash:20180130':
+    - sails-disk > waterline-criteria > lodash:
+        patched: '2021-08-11T16:32:42.195Z'
+    - sails-disk > waterline-cursor > lodash:
+        patched: '2021-08-11T16:32:42.195Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 121b7a1ddb..288382c460 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,55 +22,57 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha -b",
-    "prepublish": "npm prune"
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect && npm prune",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk-protect"
   },
   "directories": {
     "lib": "lib"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "3.4.3",
-    "waterline": "0.10.0-rc12",
-    "rc": "~0.3.3",
+    "express": "4.16.0",
+    "waterline": "0.13.1",
+    "rc": "~1.2.7",
     "sails-stringfile": "~0.3.0",
     "async": "~0.2.9",
-    "lodash": "~2.4.1",
-    "captains-log": "~0.11.8",
-    "reportback": "~0.1.4",
+    "lodash": "~4.17.21",
+    "captains-log": "~2.0.2",
+    "reportback": "~2.0.2",
     "sails-util": "~0.10.0",
     "colors": "~0.6.2",
-    "socket.io": "~0.9.14",
+    "socket.io": "~2.4.0",
     "connect-flash": "~0.1.1",
     "pluralize": "~0.0.5",
     "node-uuid": "~1.4.0",
     "ejs-locals": "~1.0.2",
-    "glob": "~3.2.9",
+    "glob": "~5.0.15",
     "i18n": "~0.4.1",
-    "sails-generate": "~0.10.2",
+    "sails-generate": "~1.16.8",
     "sails-build-dictionary": "~0.10.1",
-    "grunt-cli": "~0.1.11",
-    "ejs": "~0.8.4",
-    "sails-disk": "~0.10.0",
+    "grunt-cli": "~1.3.0",
+    "ejs": "~3.1.6",
+    "sails-disk": "~1.0.0",
     "commander": "~2.1.0",
-    "grunt": "0.4.2",
+    "grunt": "1.3.0",
     "grunt-contrib-copy": "~0.5.0",
     "grunt-contrib-clean": "~0.5.0",
     "grunt-contrib-concat": "~0.3.0",
     "grunt-sails-linker": "~0.9.5",
-    "grunt-contrib-jst": "~0.6.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-watch": "~0.5.3",
+    "grunt-contrib-jst": "~2.0.0",
+    "grunt-contrib-watch": "~1.0.0",
     "grunt-contrib-uglify": "~0.4.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-cssmin": "~0.9.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-less": "~0.10.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-coffee": "~0.10.1",
+    "grunt-contrib-cssmin": "~2.2.0",
+    "grunt-contrib-less": "~1.0.0",
+    "grunt-contrib-coffee": "~2.0.0",
     "grunt-sync": "~0.0.4",
     "express3-handlebars": "~0.5.0",
     "include-all": "~0.1.3",
-    "skipper": "~0.1.2",
-    "merge-defaults": "~0.1.0",
-    "anchor": "~0.10.0",
+    "skipper": "~0.9.0",
+    "merge-defaults": "~0.2.2",
+    "anchor": "~1.3.0",
     "mock-req": "~0.1.0",
     "mock-res": "~0.1.0",
-    "semver": "~2.2.1"
+    "semver": "~2.2.1",
+    "@snyk/protect": "latest"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "root-require": "~0.2.0",
@@ -105,5 +107,6 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 0.10.0"
-  }
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }