diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.csproj
index f9d7a747e..b8b4356f4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core.csproj
@@ -46,13 +46,14 @@
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     </Reference>
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+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.6.0.4\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
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     <Compile Include="..\Common\CommonAssemblyInfo.cs">
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Scripts\hubs.js" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="..\Common\Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.targets" />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/app.config b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44298137a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/packages.config b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/packages.config
index 64c6dfc71..7e33d32b4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/packages.config
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Core/packages.config
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
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 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin.csproj
index 0f98f2e7e..1712d4eb5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin.csproj
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin/app.config b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44298137a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Owin/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Api.Test/app.config b/src/NzbDrone.Api.Test/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6a2b7fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Api.Test/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Api/NzbDrone.Api.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Api/NzbDrone.Api.csproj
index 4430f20cc..19594a4e9 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Api/NzbDrone.Api.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Api/NzbDrone.Api.csproj
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
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       <HintPath>..\packages\Nancy.Authentication.Basic.0.23.2\lib\net40\Nancy.Authentication.Basic.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.6.0.4\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
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     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
@@ -63,9 +67,6 @@
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     </Reference>
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Wanted\MissingModule.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="packages.config">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </None>
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Api/app.config b/src/NzbDrone.Api/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44298137a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Api/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Api/packages.config b/src/NzbDrone.Api/packages.config
index 77f8d243e..b09a225e0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Api/packages.config
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Api/packages.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="5.0.8" targetFramework="net40" />
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 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.App.Test/app.config b/src/NzbDrone.App.Test/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6a2b7fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.App.Test/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/app.config b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6a2b7fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common.Test/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/NzbDrone.Common.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Common/NzbDrone.Common.csproj
index e0b019d32..bd3053661 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/NzbDrone.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/NzbDrone.Common.csproj
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.6.0.4\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
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     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Configuration" />
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@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@
     <Compile Include="TryParseExtension.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="packages.config">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/app.config b/src/NzbDrone.Common/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44298137a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/packages.config b/src/NzbDrone.Common/packages.config
index 67af54535..c2a05c7b8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/packages.config
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 <packages>
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Console/NzbDrone.Console.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Console/NzbDrone.Console.csproj
index c31cdef62..69eb5fd85 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Console/NzbDrone.Console.csproj
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@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@
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       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.2.1.0\lib\net40\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.6.0.4\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Console/packages.config b/src/NzbDrone.Console/packages.config
index 899bdedd0..d7cc300cc 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Console/packages.config
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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <packages>
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-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="5.0.8" targetFramework="net40" />
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index d9ac9c615..f3f4706d0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
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@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
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     </Reference>
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+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.6.0.4\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
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index e9bbeff46..5c5094876 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/packages.config
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/App.config b/src/NzbDrone.Core/App.config
index e36560333..8c5dac9d5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/App.config
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@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
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+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-6.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 9a07f410f..b47cdfa86 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
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@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
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+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.6.0.4\lib\net40\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
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index 58c6450ff..6b059fdb6 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/packages.config
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index 6a1a03752..afda024ac 100644
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index 0c8db66a2..ed1c58ef9 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Host/app.config
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Host/packages.config b/src/NzbDrone.Host/packages.config
index 788ad3919..18d2614c9 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Host/packages.config
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index 6df116dd3..5b3fd672b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Integration.Test/NzbDrone.Integration.Test.csproj
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index 285b61874..ff637bf8b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Integration.Test/packages.config
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Libraries.Test/NzbDrone.Libraries.Test.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Libraries.Test/NzbDrone.Libraries.Test.csproj
index ee1b6fc20..f6a3d7907 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Libraries.Test/NzbDrone.Libraries.Test.csproj
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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44298137a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Libraries.Test/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Libraries.Test/packages.config b/src/NzbDrone.Libraries.Test/packages.config
index ca695075a..afca7670b 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Libraries.Test/packages.config
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Mono.Test/app.config b/src/NzbDrone.Mono.Test/app.config
index c2022383d..62f94f496 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Mono.Test/app.config
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Mono.Test/app.config
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.SignalR/NzbDrone.SignalR.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.SignalR/NzbDrone.SignalR.csproj
index 941c41067..ad9160e06 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.SignalR/NzbDrone.SignalR.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.SignalR/NzbDrone.SignalR.csproj
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@
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   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
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+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
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@@ -74,6 +72,10 @@
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+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="app.config" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
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   <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\.nuget\NuGet.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)\.nuget\NuGet.targets')" />
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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44298137a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.SignalR/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
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+    </assemblyBinding>
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.SignalR/packages.config b/src/NzbDrone.SignalR/packages.config
index b47d3a3ee..24c2fdd74 100644
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Test.Common/App.config b/src/NzbDrone.Test.Common/App.config
index 4a6e1d98a..f46a06d18 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Test.Common/App.config
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index 817a959a5..55917a4d0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Test.Common/NzbDrone.Test.Common.csproj
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index ece97eaba..4645e5df1 100644
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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6a2b7fa9
--- /dev/null
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@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@
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index 0c63ccfb0..810f98ed6 100644
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diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Update/packages.config b/src/NzbDrone.Update/packages.config
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