diff --git a/Samples/SimpleConfExample/packages.config b/Samples/SimpleConfExample/packages.config
index daae64f5..17ddc800 100644
--- a/Samples/SimpleConfExample/packages.config
+++ b/Samples/SimpleConfExample/packages.config
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Cors" version="2.1.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener" version="2.0.2" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting" version="2.0.2" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="4.5.11" 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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