Using latest version Newtonsoft JSON

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I am trying to integrate Hangfire into an existing web service ( version .NET Framework 4.6.1 ) that already depends on Newtonsoft JSON 9.0.0 for itself and multiple other libraries. I have added a binding redirect in the web.config but this seems to have no effect on Hanfire using the newer version of Newtonsoft JSON.

Could not load file or assembly ‘Newtonsoft.Json,
Version=4.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed’ or
one of its dependencies. The located assembly’s manifest definition does
not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)

<runtime xmlns="">
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-9.0.0.0" newVersion="9.0.0.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
  </runtime>
  </runtime>

Does anyone have any idea how to force this newer version on Hangfire?

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I figured it out, the solution was to remove the namespace from the configuration tag.

Instead of this :
<configuration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/.NetConfiguration/v2.0">

Use this :
<configuration>

Everything works now and Hangfire uses the newer version of Newtonsoft JSON

Orgbrat