diff --git a/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/Samples.AspNetMvc5.csproj b/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/Samples.AspNetMvc5.csproj
index 18e7d8cfc568..8359b9c066e5 100644
--- a/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/Samples.AspNetMvc5.csproj
+++ b/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/Samples.AspNetMvc5.csproj
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
       <HintPath>..\..\packages\Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform.2.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.12.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Formatting, Version=5.2.7.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
diff --git a/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/Web.config b/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/Web.config
index 262f091d70e1..38667c9adf7e 100644
--- a/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/Web.config
+++ b/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/Web.config
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@
     <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
       <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Helpers" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-3.0.0.0" newVersion="3.0.0.0" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.0.0.0" newVersion="3.0.0.0" />
       </dependentAssembly>
       <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.WebPages" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-3.0.0.0" newVersion="3.0.0.0" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.0.0.0" newVersion="3.0.0.0" />
       </dependentAssembly>
       <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Mvc" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-5.2.7.0" newVersion="5.2.7.0" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.7.0" newVersion="5.2.7.0" />
       </dependentAssembly>
       <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-12.0.0.0" newVersion="12.0.0.0" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-13.0.0.0" newVersion="13.0.0.0" />
       </dependentAssembly>
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
diff --git a/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/packages.config b/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/packages.config
index 12b6a9668d55..dca7ae12b92b 100644
--- a/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/packages.config
+++ b/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc5/packages.config
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform" version="2.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Net.Compilers" version="2.10.0" targetFramework="net45" developmentDependency="true" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="12.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
-</packages>
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+</packages>
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