diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.Proxy.NETCoreApp/WireMock.Net.Console.Proxy.NETCoreApp.csproj b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.Proxy.NETCoreApp/WireMock.Net.Console.Proxy.NETCoreApp.csproj
index bdd303f5..4ee3482d 100644
--- a/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.Proxy.NETCoreApp/WireMock.Net.Console.Proxy.NETCoreApp.csproj
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Console.Proxy.NETCoreApp/WireMock.Net.Console.Proxy.NETCoreApp.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\WireMock.Net\WireMock.Net.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\WireMock.Net.Abstractions\WireMock.Net.Abstractions.csproj" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.OpenApiParser.ConsoleApp/WireMock.Net.OpenApiParser.ConsoleApp.csproj b/examples/WireMock.Net.OpenApiParser.ConsoleApp/WireMock.Net.OpenApiParser.ConsoleApp.csproj
index ddc6cf32..42c4907b 100644
--- a/examples/WireMock.Net.OpenApiParser.ConsoleApp/WireMock.Net.OpenApiParser.ConsoleApp.csproj
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.OpenApiParser.ConsoleApp/WireMock.Net.OpenApiParser.ConsoleApp.csproj
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\WireMock.Net\WireMock.Net.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.OpenApi" Version="2.3.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
+        <!--<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.OpenApi.YamlReader" Version="2.3.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
+        <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.5" />
+        <PackageReference Include="SharpYaml" Version="2.1.3" />-->
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <ItemGroup>
         <None Update="*.yaml">
             <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.Service/packages.config b/examples/WireMock.Net.Service/packages.config
index eed78af0..489a0859 100644
--- a/examples/WireMock.Net.Service/packages.config
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.Service/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="log4net" version="2.0.15" targetFramework="net48" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
   <package id="Owin" version="1.0" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="SimMetrics.Net" version="1.0.5" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="System.Net.Http" version="4.3.4" targetFramework="net452" requireReinstallation="true" />
-  <package id="XPath2" version="1.1.4" targetFramework="net48" />
+  <package id="XPath2" version="1.1.5" targetFramework="net48" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NET6/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NET6.csproj b/examples/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NET6/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NET6.csproj
index f6a66ee9..97ebf22d 100644
--- a/examples/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NET6/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NET6.csproj
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NET6/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NET6.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="6.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/WireMockAzureQueueProxy/WireMockAzureQueueProxy.csproj b/examples/WireMockAzureQueueProxy/WireMockAzureQueueProxy.csproj
index e516dbde..b680539b 100644
--- a/examples/WireMockAzureQueueProxy/WireMockAzureQueueProxy.csproj
+++ b/examples/WireMockAzureQueueProxy/WireMockAzureQueueProxy.csproj
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
         <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
-    <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
-    </ItemGroup>
-
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\WireMock.Net.Abstractions\WireMock.Net.Abstractions.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\WireMock.Net\WireMock.Net.csproj" />