diff --git a/Api/QuantConnect.Api.csproj b/Api/QuantConnect.Api.csproj
index 92820f465758..a168881db3e2 100644
--- a/Api/QuantConnect.Api.csproj
+++ b/Api/QuantConnect.Api.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@
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       <HintPath>..\packages\MathNet.Numerics.3.19.0\lib\net40\MathNet.Numerics.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.10.0.3\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="NodaTime, Version=1.3.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4226afe0d9b296d1, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\NodaTime.1.3.4\lib\net35-Client\NodaTime.dll</HintPath>
diff --git a/Api/packages.config b/Api/packages.config
index 70954bf080ba..302829f85df8 100644
--- a/Api/packages.config
+++ b/Api/packages.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <package id="ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll" version="0.85.4.369" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="MathNet.Filtering" version="0.4.0" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="MathNet.Numerics" version="3.19.0" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="10.0.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="NodaTime" version="1.3.4" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="RestSharp" version="105.2.3" targetFramework="net45" requireReinstallation="true" />
   <package id="WebSocketSharpFork" version="1.0.4.0" targetFramework="net45" />
diff --git a/Common/QuantConnect.csproj b/Common/QuantConnect.csproj
index 3eb422ba8a8b..5cfb56febb22 100644
--- a/Common/QuantConnect.csproj
+++ b/Common/QuantConnect.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@
     <Reference Include="MathNet.Numerics, Version=3.19.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\MathNet.Numerics.3.19.0\lib\net40\MathNet.Numerics.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.10.0.3\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="NodaTime, Version=1.3.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=4226afe0d9b296d1, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\NodaTime.1.3.4\lib\net35-Client\NodaTime.dll</HintPath>
diff --git a/Common/packages.config b/Common/packages.config
index bb275664ad1f..863b29d812bf 100644
--- a/Common/packages.config
+++ b/Common/packages.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <package id="DotNetZip" version="1.10.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="fasterflect" version="2.1.3" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="MathNet.Numerics" version="3.19.0" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="10.0.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="NodaTime" version="1.3.4" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="QLNet" version="1.9.2" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="QuantConnect.pythonnet" version="1.0.5.1" targetFramework="net452" />
diff --git a/Configuration/QuantConnect.Configuration.csproj b/Configuration/QuantConnect.Configuration.csproj
index 9d4721102c44..66b5a6849711 100644
--- a/Configuration/QuantConnect.Configuration.csproj
+++ b/Configuration/QuantConnect.Configuration.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@
     <LangVersion>6</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.10.0.3\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.Core" />
diff --git a/Configuration/packages.config b/Configuration/packages.config
index 810e559c0449..0dcc3054df43 100644
--- a/Configuration/packages.config
+++ b/Configuration/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="10.0.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
 </packages>
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