diff --git a/PDF Merging API/VB.NET/Merge Encoded PDF Documents/packages.config b/PDF Merging API/VB.NET/Merge Encoded PDF Documents/packages.config
index 03c70925..d9261b81 100644
--- a/PDF Merging API/VB.NET/Merge Encoded PDF Documents/packages.config	
+++ b/PDF Merging API/VB.NET/Merge Encoded PDF Documents/packages.config	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="10.0.3" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net40" />
 </packages>
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