diff --git a/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/EasyNetQ NET45.csproj b/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/EasyNetQ NET45.csproj
index af6072e7a..4d5a14e39 100644
--- a/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/EasyNetQ NET45.csproj	
+++ b/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/EasyNetQ NET45.csproj	
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
     <NoWarn>1591,1734,1711</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.8.0.2\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="RabbitMQ.Client, Version=3.6.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89e7d7c5feba84ce, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
diff --git a/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/app.config b/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/app.config
index 8d506ebfe..46ee92c1f 100644
--- a/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/app.config	
+++ b/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/app.config	
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@
   <runtime>
     <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
       <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral"/>
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.6.10.0" newVersion="2.6.10.0"/>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.6.10.0" newVersion="2.6.10.0" />
       </dependentAssembly>
       <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Threading.Tasks" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral"/>
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.6.10.0" newVersion="2.6.10.0"/>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Threading.Tasks" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-2.6.10.0" newVersion="2.6.10.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-13.0.0.0" newVersion="13.0.0.0" />
       </dependentAssembly>
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
-<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5"/></startup></configuration>
+<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" /></startup></configuration>
diff --git a/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/packages.config b/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/packages.config
index a0523fe0d..49df2a657 100644
--- a/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/packages.config	
+++ b/Source/EasyNetQ NET45/packages.config	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="8.0.2" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="RabbitMQ.Client" version="3.6.0" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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