diff --git a/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc4/packages.config b/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc4/packages.config
index c0d2a9ce9bfa..b82e7faa1222 100644
--- a/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc4/packages.config
+++ b/samples-aspnet/Samples.AspNetMvc4/packages.config
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.0.20710.0" targetFramework="net462" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" targetFramework="net462" />
   <package id="Modernizr" version="2.8.3" targetFramework="net462" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="12.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource" version="4.4.1" targetFramework="net462" />
   <package id="WebActivator" version="1.0.0.0" targetFramework="net462" />
   <package id="WebGrease" version="1.6.0" targetFramework="net462" />
diff --git a/src/Datadog.Trace/Datadog.Trace.csproj b/src/Datadog.Trace/Datadog.Trace.csproj
index edbdd6c1f854..74f12e2a54e4 100644
--- a/src/Datadog.Trace/Datadog.Trace.csproj
+++ b/src/Datadog.Trace/Datadog.Trace.csproj
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" Version="4.5.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="MsgPack.Cli" Version="1.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation" Version="4.3.0" />
   </ItemGroup>