diff --git a/src/Reference.VB/Reference.VB.vbproj b/src/Reference.VB/Reference.VB.vbproj
index 17e4edb..c1d8af1 100644
--- a/src/Reference.VB/Reference.VB.vbproj
+++ b/src/Reference.VB/Reference.VB.vbproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="2.2.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="2.2.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Design" Version="1.1.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="StackExchange.Redis" Version="2.0.601" />  
   </ItemGroup>