diff --git a/samples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples.csproj b/samples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples.csproj
index 2270856c..61ddd2a5 100644
--- a/samples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples.csproj
+++ b/samples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples.csproj
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Configuration, Version=1.8.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ConfigurationManager.1.8.0.0\lib\net35-full\Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Configuration.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.10.0.2\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.configuration" />
diff --git a/samples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/packages.config b/samples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/packages.config
index 916e7e30..457ec599 100644
--- a/samples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/packages.config
+++ b/samples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/PreserveFilePropertiesSamples/packages.config
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.Azure.Storage.DataMovement" version="2.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Azure.Storage.File" version="11.2.2" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ConfigurationManager" version="1.8.0.0" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="10.0.2" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
 </packages>
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