diff --git a/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Common/Excalibur.Common.csproj b/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Common/Excalibur.Common.csproj
index cac7478..f3767e1 100644
--- a/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Common/Excalibur.Common.csproj
+++ b/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Common/Excalibur.Common.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="11.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
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diff --git a/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Shared/Excalibur.Shared.csproj b/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Shared/Excalibur.Shared.csproj
index aa6ad5a..ffe9c38 100644
--- a/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Shared/Excalibur.Shared.csproj
+++ b/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Shared/Excalibur.Shared.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="7.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="11.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="PubSub" Version="2.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="XLabs.IoC" Version="2.3.0-pre05" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Shared/packages.config b/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Shared/packages.config
index aa6711d..b20879a 100644
--- a/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Shared/packages.config
+++ b/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Excalibur.Shared/packages.config
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms" version="2.0.0" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wpa81" />
   <package id="Microsoft.NETCore.Targets" version="2.0.0" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wpa81" />
   <package id="NETStandard.Library" version="2.0.1" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wpa81" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="10.0.3" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wpa81" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wpa81" />
   <package id="PubSub" version="2.0.0" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wpa81" />
   <package id="runtime.native.System" version="4.3.0" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wpa81" />
   <package id="System.Collections" version="4.3.0" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wpa81" />