diff --git a/MtApi5/MtApi5.csproj b/MtApi5/MtApi5.csproj
index 2c0fa788..d11ca2de 100755
--- a/MtApi5/MtApi5.csproj
+++ b/MtApi5/MtApi5.csproj
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.8.0.3\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.12.0.2\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup />
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/MtApi5/packages.config b/MtApi5/packages.config
index 5b655c87..66b711be 100755
--- a/MtApi5/packages.config
+++ b/MtApi5/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="8.0.3" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="12.0.2" targetFramework="net40" />
 </packages>
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