diff --git a/MarkdownFileHandler/packages.config b/MarkdownFileHandler/packages.config
index 74fb1b9..425c522 100644
--- a/MarkdownFileHandler/packages.config
+++ b/MarkdownFileHandler/packages.config
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ConfigurationManager" version="3.2.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Modernizr" version="2.6.2" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="mustache-sharp" version="0.2.8.2" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="9.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Owin" version="1.0" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Respond" version="1.2.0" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" version="4.0.0" targetFramework="net452" />