diff --git a/excelAzureBackend/excelAzureBackend.csproj b/excelAzureBackend/excelAzureBackend.csproj
index 03705c7..b64e9c5 100644
--- a/excelAzureBackend/excelAzureBackend.csproj
+++ b/excelAzureBackend/excelAzureBackend.csproj
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Cors" Version="5.2.7" />
       <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.DocumentDB.Core" Version="2.2.3" />
       <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="2.2.3" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.1" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.2" />
       <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization.Json" Version="4.3.0" />
    </ItemGroup>