diff --git a/src/PartsCatalogAPI/PartsCatalogAPI.csproj b/src/PartsCatalogAPI/PartsCatalogAPI.csproj
index f105d46..1785cab 100644
--- a/src/PartsCatalogAPI/PartsCatalogAPI.csproj
+++ b/src/PartsCatalogAPI/PartsCatalogAPI.csproj
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@
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     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.9.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Formatting, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
@@ -130,4 +131,4 @@
       </FlavorProperties>
     </VisualStudio>
   </ProjectExtensions>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/src/PartsCatalogAPI/Web.config b/src/PartsCatalogAPI/Web.config
index 1c7e6a7..30c5c3c 100644
--- a/src/PartsCatalogAPI/Web.config
+++ b/src/PartsCatalogAPI/Web.config
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
       <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-9.0.0.0" newVersion="9.0.0.0" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-13.0.0.0" newVersion="13.0.0.0" />
       </dependentAssembly>
       <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity name="System.Net.Http.Formatting" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
diff --git a/src/PartsCatalogAPI/packages.config b/src/PartsCatalogAPI/packages.config
index 7a98abd..39794ac 100644
--- a/src/PartsCatalogAPI/packages.config
+++ b/src/PartsCatalogAPI/packages.config
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.WebHost" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net48" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="9.0.1" targetFramework="net48" />
-</packages>
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net48" />
+</packages>
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