diff --git a/examples/using-styletron/.snyk b/examples/using-styletron/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b298585a0a0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/using-styletron/.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:
+  'npm:hoek:20180212':
+    - gatsby > joi2gql > hoek:
+        patched: '2020-04-15T06:32:02.124Z'
diff --git a/examples/using-styletron/package.json b/examples/using-styletron/package.json
index e9287cb240095..196c31e01aa3b 100644
--- a/examples/using-styletron/package.json
+++ b/examples/using-styletron/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "gatsby": "^2.0.0",
     "gatsby-plugin-styletron": "^3.0.0",
     "react": "^16.4.0",
-    "react-dom": "^16.4.0"
+    "react-dom": "^16.4.0",
+    "snyk": "^1.305.1"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "gatsby"
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "develop": "gatsby develop",
     "build": "gatsby build",
-    "start": "npm run develop"
-  }
+    "start": "npm run develop",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }