diff --git a/github_repo.tf b/github_repo.tf
index 4e542bd..b2bd8f0 100644
--- a/github_repo.tf
+++ b/github_repo.tf
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ resource "github_repository" "repo" {
   gitignore_template     = "Terraform"
   is_template            = var.is_template
   archived               = var.archived
+  vulnerability_alerts   = var.vulnerability_alerts
   lifecycle {
     ignore_changes = [
       has_issues,
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index cf78f8e..1aaaa5e 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -198,3 +198,8 @@ variable "archive_on_destroy" {
   type    = bool
   default = true
 }
+
+variable vulnerability_alerts {
+  type    = bool
+  default = true
+}