diff --git a/examples/sitemap/.snyk b/examples/sitemap/.snyk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1f7d942441bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sitemap/.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:
+  SNYK-JS-LODASH-567746:
+    - gatsby-transformer-remark > sanitize-html > lodash:
+        patched: '2020-05-30T07:48:59.318Z'
diff --git a/examples/sitemap/package.json b/examples/sitemap/package.json
index 87965d9ba2730..30749c48ddb55 100644
--- a/examples/sitemap/package.json
+++ b/examples/sitemap/package.json
@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@
     "gatsby": "latest",
     "gatsby-source-filesystem": "latest",
     "gatsby-transformer-remark": "latest",
-    "gatsby-plugin-sitemap": "latest"
+    "gatsby-plugin-sitemap": "latest",
+    "snyk": "^1.332.1"
   },
-  "keywords": ["gatsby"],
+  "keywords": [
+    "gatsby"
+  ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "develop": "gatsby develop",
-    "build": "gatsby build"
-  }
+    "build": "gatsby build",
+    "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
+    "prepublish": "npm run snyk-protect"
+  },
+  "snyk": true
 }