diff --git a/src/canopy/canopy.fsproj b/src/canopy/canopy.fsproj
index 4a62aee6..726e8fd6 100644
--- a/src/canopy/canopy.fsproj
+++ b/src/canopy/canopy.fsproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <Name>canopy</Name>
     <SolutionDir Condition="$(SolutionDir) == '' Or $(SolutionDir) == '*Undefined*'">..\</SolutionDir>
     <RestorePackages>true</RestorePackages>
-    
+    <TargetFSharpCoreVersion>4.3.0.0</TargetFSharpCoreVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
     <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.6.0.1\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.5.0.1\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="SizSelCsZzz">
diff --git a/src/canopy/packages.config b/src/canopy/packages.config
index 62bdaf95..01f765c2 100644
--- a/src/canopy/packages.config
+++ b/src/canopy/packages.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="6.0.1" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="5.0.1" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Selenium.Support" version="2.41.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Selenium.WebDriver" version="2.41.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="SizSelCsZzz" version="0.3.35.0" targetFramework="net40" />
diff --git a/src/sampleprojectstructure/sampleprojectstructure.fsproj b/src/sampleprojectstructure/sampleprojectstructure.fsproj
index 5a29d229..9f8d4f8a 100644
--- a/src/sampleprojectstructure/sampleprojectstructure.fsproj
+++ b/src/sampleprojectstructure/sampleprojectstructure.fsproj
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     <Name>sampleprojectstructure</Name>
     <SolutionDir Condition="$(SolutionDir) == '' Or $(SolutionDir) == '*Undefined*'">..\</SolutionDir>
     <RestorePackages>true</RestorePackages>
+    <TargetFSharpCoreVersion>4.3.0.0</TargetFSharpCoreVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
diff --git a/tests/basictests/basictests.fsproj b/tests/basictests/basictests.fsproj
index 90c9cffd..e0a87389 100644
--- a/tests/basictests/basictests.fsproj
+++ b/tests/basictests/basictests.fsproj
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <Name>basictests</Name>
     <SolutionDir Condition="$(SolutionDir) == '' Or $(SolutionDir) == '*Undefined*'">..\</SolutionDir>
     <RestorePackages>true</RestorePackages>
+    <TargetFSharpCoreVersion>4.3.0.0</TargetFSharpCoreVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>