diff --git a/Templates/Standard/Core/Excalibur.Common/Excalibur.Common.csproj b/Templates/Standard/Core/Excalibur.Common/Excalibur.Common.csproj
index cac7478..f3767e1 100644
--- a/Templates/Standard/Core/Excalibur.Common/Excalibur.Common.csproj
+++ b/Templates/Standard/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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