diff --git a/lesson-planner(backend)/LessonPlanner/LessonPlanner/packages.config b/lesson-planner(backend)/LessonPlanner/LessonPlanner/packages.config
index 014f4b5..caec7d7 100644
--- a/lesson-planner(backend)/LessonPlanner/LessonPlanner/packages.config
+++ b/lesson-planner(backend)/LessonPlanner/LessonPlanner/packages.config
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform" version="2.0.1" targetFramework="net472" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
   <package id="Modernizr" version="2.8.3" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="12.0.2" targetFramework="net472" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net472" />
   <package id="WebGrease" version="1.6.0" targetFramework="net472" />
 </packages>
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