diff --git a/ExternalAPIControllersSample/packages.config b/ExternalAPIControllersSample/packages.config
index f2c067a..b8f2ada 100644
--- a/ExternalAPIControllersSample/packages.config
+++ b/ExternalAPIControllersSample/packages.config
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Net.Compilers" version="1.0.0" targetFramework="net452" developmentDependency="true" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Modernizr" version="2.8.3" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Respond" version="1.4.2" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Swashbuckle.Core.Net45" version="5.2.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Swashbuckle.Net45" version="5.2.1" targetFramework="net452" />