diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.csproj b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.csproj
index 1f0b7978..256046ef 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.csproj
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Newtonsoft.Json.csproj
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>Newtonsoft.Json</AssemblyName>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <NetStandardImplicitPackageVersion>1.6.1</NetStandardImplicitPackageVersion>
+    <MinClientVersion>2.12</MinClientVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\..\LICENSE.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="LICENSE.md" />