diff --git a/Samples/SimpleChatWebApp/SignalRChat.WebApp/packages.config b/Samples/SimpleChatWebApp/SignalRChat.WebApp/packages.config
index 635397512..17ed0cf60 100644
--- a/Samples/SimpleChatWebApp/SignalRChat.WebApp/packages.config
+++ b/Samples/SimpleChatWebApp/SignalRChat.WebApp/packages.config
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="3.1.0" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb" version="3.1.0" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Security" version="3.1.0" targetFramework="net461" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="12.0.2" targetFramework="net461" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.2" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="NLog" version="4.5.4" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="Owin" version="1.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="System.ComponentModel" version="4.3.0" targetFramework="net461" />