diff --git a/.snyk b/.snyk
index ed91a10..f48e3e1 100644
--- a/.snyk
+++ b/.snyk
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-version: v1.5.0
+# Snyk (https://snyk.io) policy file, patches or ignores known vulnerabilities.
+version: v1.7.0
+# ignores vulnerabilities until expiry date; change duration by modifying expiry date
 ignore:
   'npm:shell-quote:20160621':
     - laravel-elixir > browserify > shell-quote:
         reason: None given
         expires: '2016-10-01T19:17:18.705Z'
+# patches apply the minimum changes required to fix a vulnerability
 patch:
   'npm:minimatch:20160620':
     - laravel-elixir > browserify > glob > minimatch:
@@ -18,3 +21,6 @@ patch:
         patched: '2016-09-01T19:17:18.824Z'
     - laravel-elixir > gulp-phpunit > gulp > vinyl-fs > glob-watcher > gaze > globule > glob > minimatch:
         patched: '2016-09-01T19:17:18.824Z'
+  'npm:qs:20170213':
+    - laravel-elixir > browser-sync > qs:
+        patched: '2017-03-20T09:33:42.999Z'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bbfb527..ba5b62e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "gulp-jscs": "2.0.0",
     "laravel-elixir": "4.0.1",
     "gulp-notify": "^2.2.0",
-    "snyk": "^1.19.1"
+    "snyk": "^1.25.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {