diff --git a/ProjectTemplates/ReferenceProject/ReferenceProject.csproj b/ProjectTemplates/ReferenceProject/ReferenceProject.csproj
index 73578e8..3b0d335 100644
--- a/ProjectTemplates/ReferenceProject/ReferenceProject.csproj
+++ b/ProjectTemplates/ReferenceProject/ReferenceProject.csproj
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Security.OAuth">
       <Version>4.1.0</Version>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Owin">
       <Version>1.0.0</Version>
     </PackageReference>