diff --git a/Azure/CSharp/SimpleEchoBot/SimpleEchoBot.csproj b/Azure/CSharp/SimpleEchoBot/SimpleEchoBot.csproj
index 85fd8a5ae..07166d421 100644
--- a/Azure/CSharp/SimpleEchoBot/SimpleEchoBot.csproj
+++ b/Azure/CSharp/SimpleEchoBot/SimpleEchoBot.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.Builder.History" Version="3.30.0" />    
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bot.Connector" Version="3.30.0" />    
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Functions" Version="1.0.0" />    
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="9.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Library\Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Azure\Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Azure.csproj" />