diff --git a/tools/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/project.json b/tools/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/project.json
index bc49d7a5ce..04573cf16e 100644
--- a/tools/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/project.json
+++ b/tools/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.LibuvCopier/project.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "Microsoft.Extensions.PlatformAbstractions": "1.0.0-*",
-    "Newtonsoft.Json": "7.0.1"
+    "Newtonsoft.Json": "8.0.2"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "dnxcore50": {