diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj b/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
index 86aaa9825f..bb89750016 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
     <!-- the Application Insights package -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights" Version="2.11.0" />
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/dotnet/corefx -->