diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj b/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
index 68ce82fa823..b30fae18a68 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing\Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing.csproj" />
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/JamesNK/Newtonsoft.Json -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.2" />
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/dotnet/corefx -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry.AccessControl" Version="4.5.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="4.5.0" />