diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NETCore2/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NETCore2.csproj b/examples/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NETCore2/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NETCore2.csproj
index 9b9bf4dd..743a9475 100644
--- a/examples/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NETCore2/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NETCore2.csproj
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NETCore2/WireMock.Net.WebApplication.NETCore2.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp2.0'">
     <DotNetCliToolReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools" Version="2.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.All" Version="2.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="11.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp2.1'">