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/Providers/Excalibur.Providers.File/Excalibur.Providers.File.csproj b/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Providers/Excalibur.Providers.File/Excalibur.Providers.File.csproj
index 31c88ac..4626af5 100644
--- a/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Providers/Excalibur.Providers.File/Excalibur.Providers.File.csproj
+++ b/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Providers/Excalibur.Providers.File/Excalibur.Providers.File.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="11.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="XLabs.IoC" Version="2.3.0-pre05" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Providers/Excalibur.Providers.File/packages.config b/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Providers/Excalibur.Providers.File/packages.config
index d209fe7..d17f2c7 100644
--- a/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Providers/Excalibur.Providers.File/packages.config
+++ b/Samples/Standard/MyThaiStar/Core/Providers/Excalibur.Providers.File/packages.config
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <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="XLabs.IoC" version="2.3.0-pre05" targetFramework="portable45-net45+win8+wpa81" />
 </packages>
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