diff --git a/src/iOS.Core/iOS.Core.csproj b/src/iOS.Core/iOS.Core.csproj
index 697127d65..a33f2f3e9 100644
--- a/src/iOS.Core/iOS.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/iOS.Core/iOS.Core.csproj
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
     <ConsolePause>false</ConsolePause>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.12.0.1\lib\netstandard2.0\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
@@ -53,5 +56,8 @@
       <Name>Core</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Xamarin\iOS\Xamarin.iOS.CSharp.targets" />
 </Project>
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diff --git a/src/iOS.Core/packages.config b/src/iOS.Core/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dabb475f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/iOS.Core/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="12.0.1" targetFramework="xamarinios10" />
+</packages>
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