diff --git a/samples/documentdb-benchmark/packages.config b/samples/documentdb-benchmark/packages.config
index 554cc001..23a4c136 100644
--- a/samples/documentdb-benchmark/packages.config
+++ b/samples/documentdb-benchmark/packages.config
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="Microsoft.Azure.DocumentDB" version="1.17.0" targetFramework="net451" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="6.0.8" targetFramework="net451" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net451" />
 </packages>
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