diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity/project.json
index bf572f8ad3..f07e71914d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Identity/project.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "System.Runtime": "4.0.20.0",
         "System.Runtime.Extensions": "4.0.10.0",
         "System.Security.Principal": "4.0.0.0",
-        "System.Text.Encoding": "4.0.10.0",
+        "System.Text.Encoding": "4.0.20.0",
         "System.Threading.Tasks": "4.0.0.0"
       }
     }