diff --git a/examples/csharp/Helloworld/Greeter/Greeter.csproj b/examples/csharp/Helloworld/Greeter/Greeter.csproj
index 3d4be5da6b4..1ca821320cd 100644
--- a/examples/csharp/Helloworld/Greeter/Greeter.csproj
+++ b/examples/csharp/Helloworld/Greeter/Greeter.csproj
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf" Version="3.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf.Tools" Version="3.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Grpc" Version="1.13.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Grpc.Tools" Version="1.13.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf" Version="3.6.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf.Tools" Version="3.6.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Grpc" Version="1.14.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Grpc.Tools" Version="1.14.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/examples/csharp/Helloworld/generate_protos.bat b/examples/csharp/Helloworld/generate_protos.bat
index dcf60848f77..ab0c0eb46a4 100644
--- a/examples/csharp/Helloworld/generate_protos.bat
+++ b/examples/csharp/Helloworld/generate_protos.bat
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ setlocal
 @rem enter this directory
 cd /d %~dp0
 
-set PROTOC=%UserProfile%\.nuget\packages\Google.Protobuf.Tools\3.5.0\tools\windows_x64\protoc.exe
-set PLUGIN=%UserProfile%\.nuget\packages\Grpc.Tools\1.8.0\tools\windows_x64\grpc_csharp_plugin.exe
+@rem packages will be available in nuget cache directory once the project is built or after "dotnet restore"
+set PROTOC=%UserProfile%\.nuget\packages\Google.Protobuf.Tools\3.6.1\tools\windows_x64\protoc.exe
+set PLUGIN=%UserProfile%\.nuget\packages\Grpc.Tools\1.14.1\tools\windows_x64\grpc_csharp_plugin.exe
 
 %PROTOC% -I../../protos --csharp_out Greeter  ../../protos/helloworld.proto --grpc_out Greeter --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=%PLUGIN%
 
diff --git a/examples/csharp/RouteGuide/RouteGuide/RouteGuide.csproj b/examples/csharp/RouteGuide/RouteGuide/RouteGuide.csproj
index 7419f1a277d..e1c44ecf3c4 100644
--- a/examples/csharp/RouteGuide/RouteGuide/RouteGuide.csproj
+++ b/examples/csharp/RouteGuide/RouteGuide/RouteGuide.csproj
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf" Version="3.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf.Tools" Version="3.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Grpc" Version="1.13.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Grpc.Tools" Version="1.13.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf" Version="3.6.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf.Tools" Version="3.6.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Grpc" Version="1.14.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Grpc.Tools" Version="1.14.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="9.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/examples/csharp/RouteGuide/generate_protos.bat b/examples/csharp/RouteGuide/generate_protos.bat
index a8c9cb505a1..f3a4382cf19 100644
--- a/examples/csharp/RouteGuide/generate_protos.bat
+++ b/examples/csharp/RouteGuide/generate_protos.bat
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ setlocal
 @rem enter this directory
 cd /d %~dp0
 
-set TOOLS_PATH=packages\Grpc.Tools.1.8.0\tools\windows_x86
+@rem packages will be available in nuget cache directory once the project is built or after "dotnet restore"
+set PROTOC=%UserProfile%\.nuget\packages\Google.Protobuf.Tools\3.6.1\tools\windows_x64\protoc.exe
+set PLUGIN=%UserProfile%\.nuget\packages\Grpc.Tools\1.14.1\tools\windows_x64\grpc_csharp_plugin.exe
 
-%TOOLS_PATH%\protoc.exe -I../../protos --csharp_out RouteGuide  ../../protos/route_guide.proto --grpc_out RouteGuide --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=%TOOLS_PATH%\grpc_csharp_plugin.exe
+%PROTOC% -I../../protos --csharp_out RouteGuide  ../../protos/route_guide.proto --grpc_out RouteGuide --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=%PLUGIN%
 
 endlocal