diff --git a/samcli/lib/init/templates/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-dotnet/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/src/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.csproj b/samcli/lib/init/templates/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-dotnet/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/src/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.csproj
index cd45883758..6be649aad0 100644
--- a/samcli/lib/init/templates/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-dotnet/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/src/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.csproj
+++ b/samcli/lib/init/templates/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-dotnet/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/src/HelloWorld/HelloWorld.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Amazon.Lambda.Core" Version="1.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Amazon.Lambda.APIGatewayEvents" Version="1.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Amazon.Lambda.Serialization.Json" Version="1.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>