diff --git a/PSCompatibilityCollector/Microsoft.PowerShell.CrossCompatibility/Microsoft.PowerShell.CrossCompatibility.csproj b/PSCompatibilityCollector/Microsoft.PowerShell.CrossCompatibility/Microsoft.PowerShell.CrossCompatibility.csproj
index 45042db64..0fb5d2366 100644
--- a/PSCompatibilityCollector/Microsoft.PowerShell.CrossCompatibility/Microsoft.PowerShell.CrossCompatibility.csproj
+++ b/PSCompatibilityCollector/Microsoft.PowerShell.CrossCompatibility/Microsoft.PowerShell.CrossCompatibility.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" Version="4.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/Rules/Rules.csproj b/Rules/Rules.csproj
index d6049acd6..d94159b8a 100644
--- a/Rules/Rules.csproj
+++ b/Rules/Rules.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Engine\Engine.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\PSCompatibilityCollector\Microsoft.PowerShell.CrossCompatibility\Microsoft.PowerShell.CrossCompatibility.csproj" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp3.1' ">