diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
index 7f0605f09a..b0074cce7e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="ServiceStack.Text">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\ServiceStack.Text.3.8.5\lib\net35\ServiceStack.Text.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="ServiceStack.Text, Version=3.9.3.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\ServiceStack.Text.3.9.3\lib\net35\ServiceStack.Text.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/packages.config b/MediaBrowser.Common/packages.config
index 15a978d36c..a2d64772c6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/packages.config
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/packages.config
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="Rx-Main" version="1.0.11226" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="ServiceStack.Text" version="3.8.5" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="ServiceStack.Text" version="3.9.3" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file