diff --git a/ModuleFilesGenerator/SharePointPnP.PowerShell.Core.ModuleFilesGenerator.csproj b/ModuleFilesGenerator/SharePointPnP.PowerShell.Core.ModuleFilesGenerator.csproj
index 1cc36b74dd..7614c2d688 100644
--- a/ModuleFilesGenerator/SharePointPnP.PowerShell.Core.ModuleFilesGenerator.csproj
+++ b/ModuleFilesGenerator/SharePointPnP.PowerShell.Core.ModuleFilesGenerator.csproj
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="PowerShellStandard.Library" Version="3.0.0-preview-01" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/ModuleFilesGenerator/packages.config b/ModuleFilesGenerator/packages.config
index abe360d0d8..7d323a63c4 100644
--- a/ModuleFilesGenerator/packages.config
+++ b/ModuleFilesGenerator/packages.config
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="9.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="System.Management.Automation.dll" version="10.0.10586.0" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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