diff --git a/samples/react-3rd-party-api/Server-API/SharePoint.PnP.SampleRESTAPI/SharePoint.PnP.SampleRESTAPI/packages.config b/samples/react-3rd-party-api/Server-API/SharePoint.PnP.SampleRESTAPI/SharePoint.PnP.SampleRESTAPI/packages.config
index 08ccd5d4f..fec1f0770 100644
--- a/samples/react-3rd-party-api/Server-API/SharePoint.PnP.SampleRESTAPI/SharePoint.PnP.SampleRESTAPI/packages.config
+++ b/samples/react-3rd-party-api/Server-API/SharePoint.PnP.SampleRESTAPI/SharePoint.PnP.SampleRESTAPI/packages.config
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Security.OpenIdConnect" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="Modernizr" version="2.6.2" targetFramework="net461" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="10.0.1" targetFramework="net461" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="Owin" version="1.0" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="Respond" version="1.2.0" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" version="4.0.0" targetFramework="net461" />