diff --git a/examples/using-typescript/package.json b/examples/using-typescript/package.json
index 707ec2a69d5b3..99439824527ae 100644
--- a/examples/using-typescript/package.json
+++ b/examples/using-typescript/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "gatsby develop",
     "develop": "gatsby develop",
-    "build": "gatsby build"
+    "build": "gatsby build",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^8.0.7",
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "0.14.23",
     "gatsby": "latest",
     "gatsby-link": "latest",
-    "gatsby-plugin-typescript": "latest"
-  }
+    "gatsby-plugin-typescript": "latest",
+    "snyk": "^1.319.0"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }