diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index a4ce589c6..d038a5ac9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 === Release of PxWeb 2023 v1 ===
+- Updated template web.config with new assembly reference and new version number
 - JSON format, added text for the variable values
 === Release of PxWeb 2022 v1 ===
 - Changed Referrer-Policy to same-origin
diff --git a/TemplateConfigFiles/Web.config b/TemplateConfigFiles/Web.config
index 248bf32f5..8837133a1 100644
--- a/TemplateConfigFiles/Web.config
+++ b/TemplateConfigFiles/Web.config
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
       </dependentAssembly>
       <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Http" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.7.0" newVersion="5.2.7.0" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.9.0" newVersion="5.2.9.0" />
       </dependentAssembly>
       <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity name="System.Net.Http.Formatting" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
@@ -487,6 +487,10 @@
         <assemblyIdentity name="Autofac" publicKeyToken="17863af14b0044da" culture="neutral" />
         <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.0.0" newVersion="5.2.0.0" />
       </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+	    <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Http.WebHost" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
+	    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.9.0" newVersion="5.2.9.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>		
     </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
 </configuration>