diff --git a/samples/webapi/ConventionsWebApiSample/packages.config b/samples/webapi/ConventionsWebApiSample/packages.config
index 26592d44..a38a12fc 100644
--- a/samples/webapi/ConventionsWebApiSample/packages.config
+++ b/samples/webapi/ConventionsWebApiSample/packages.config
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Net.Compilers" version="1.0.0" targetFramework="net45" developmentDependency="true" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="6.0.4" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Owin" version="1.0" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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