diff --git a/cmake-modules/AzureVcpkg.cmake b/cmake-modules/AzureVcpkg.cmake
index 380db6035..d68103973 100644
--- a/cmake-modules/AzureVcpkg.cmake
+++ b/cmake-modules/AzureVcpkg.cmake
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ macro(az_vcpkg_portfile_prep targetName fileName contentToRemove)
 endmacro()
 
 macro(az_vcpkg_export targetName macroNamePart dllImportExportHeaderPath)
-  # CONTROL file has an extra '#' in the comment section, because VcPkg can't handle an empty line at that position,
+  # The vcpkg.json file has an extra '#' in the comment section, because VcPkg can't handle an empty line at that position,
   # and without that extra '#' line, the file contents look too crowded.
   # Ultimately, the lines passed to az_vcpkg_portfile_prep() have to match the header comment that is actually
   # present in the files, or otherwise nothing will be removed.
   az_vcpkg_portfile_prep(
     "${targetName}"
-    "CONTROL"
+    "vcpkg.json"
     "# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.\n# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT\n#\n"
   )
 
diff --git a/eng/scripts/Initialize-VcpkgRelease.ps1 b/eng/scripts/Initialize-VcpkgRelease.ps1
index c62e54afd..46a1e8993 100644
--- a/eng/scripts/Initialize-VcpkgRelease.ps1
+++ b/eng/scripts/Initialize-VcpkgRelease.ps1
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ param (
 # If there's nothing in the "port" folder to upload set SkipVcpkgUpdate to true
 # and exit. Other steps will check SkipVcpkgUpdate to decide whether to move
 # forward.
-if (!(Get-ChildItem -Path "$SourceDirectory/port/CONTROL")) {
+if (!(Get-ChildItem -Path "$SourceDirectory/port/vcpkg.json")) {
     Write-Host "###vso[task.setvariable variable=SkipVcpkgUpdate]true"
     exit
 }
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/CONTROL b/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index 573576a0b..000000000
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-Source: azure-core-cpp
-Version: @AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@
-Build-Depends: openssl (!windows&!uwp)
-Description: Microsoft Azure Core SDK for C++
-  This library provides shared primitives, abstractions, and helpers for modern Azure SDK client libraries written in the C++.
-Homepage: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/core/azure-core
-Default-Features: http
-
-Feature: http
-Build-Depends: azure-core-cpp[core, curl], azure-core-cpp[core, curl, winhttp] (windows&!uwp)
-Description: Build all HTTP transport implementations, depending on the platform
-
-Feature: curl
-Build-Depends: azure-core-cpp[core], curl
-Description: Build an HTTP transport implementation with LibCURL
-
-Feature: winhttp
-Build-Depends: azure-core-cpp[core]
-Description: Build an HTTP transport implementation with WinHTTP
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f599f2dd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+{
+  "name": "azure-core-cpp",
+  "version-string": "@AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@",
+  "description": [
+    "Microsoft Azure Core SDK for C++",
+    "This library provides shared primitives, abstractions, and helpers for modern Azure SDK client libraries written in the C++."
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/core/azure-core",
+  "dependencies": [
+    {
+      "name": "openssl",
+      "platform": "!windows & !uwp"
+    }
+  ],
+  "default-features": [
+    "http"
+  ],
+  "features": {
+    "curl": {
+      "description": "Build an HTTP transport implementation with LibCURL",
+      "dependencies": [
+        {
+          "name": "azure-core-cpp",
+          "default-features": false
+        },
+        "curl"
+      ]
+    },
+    "http": {
+      "description": "Build all HTTP transport implementations, depending on the platform",
+      "dependencies": [
+        {
+          "name": "azure-core-cpp",
+          "default-features": false,
+          "features": [
+            "curl"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "azure-core-cpp",
+          "default-features": false,
+          "features": [
+            "curl",
+            "winhttp"
+          ],
+          "platform": "windows & !uwp"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "winhttp": {
+      "description": "Build an HTTP transport implementation with WinHTTP",
+      "dependencies": [
+        {
+          "name": "azure-core-cpp",
+          "default-features": false
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/vcpkg/CONTROL b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/vcpkg/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index 951f8f49d..000000000
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/vcpkg/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-Source: azure-identity-cpp
-Version: @AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@
-Build-Depends: azure-core-cpp
-Description: Microsoft Azure Identity SDK for C++
-  This library provides common authentication-related abstractions for Azure SDK.
-Homepage: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/identity/azure-identity
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb96493fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+{
+  "name": "azure-identity-cpp",
+  "version-string": "@AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@",
+  "description": [
+    "Microsoft Azure Identity SDK for C++",
+    "This library provides common authentication-related abstractions for Azure SDK."
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/identity/azure-identity",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "azure-core-cpp"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/vcpkg/CONTROL b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/vcpkg/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index b5265f3cf..000000000
--- a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/vcpkg/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-Source: azure-security-keyvault-common-cpp
-Version: @AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@
-Build-Depends: azure-core-cpp
-Description: Microsoft Azure Common Key Vault SDK for C++
-  This library provides common Azure KeyVault-related abstractions for Azure SDK.
-Homepage: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common
diff --git a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f35989ec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+{
+  "name": "azure-security-keyvault-common-cpp",
+  "version-string": "@AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@",
+  "description": [
+    "Microsoft Azure Common Key Vault SDK for C++",
+    "This library provides common Azure KeyVault-related abstractions for Azure SDK."
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-common",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "azure-core-cpp"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/vcpkg/CONTROL b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/vcpkg/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ac5ac97b..000000000
--- a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/vcpkg/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-Source: azure-security-keyvault-keys-cpp
-Version: @AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@
-Build-Depends: azure-security-keyvault-common-cpp
-Description: Microsoft Azure Key Vault Keys SDK for C++
-  This library provides Azure Key Vault Keys SDK.
-Homepage: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys
diff --git a/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c5636f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+{
+  "name": "azure-security-keyvault-keys-cpp",
+  "version-string": "@AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@",
+  "description": [
+    "Microsoft Azure Key Vault Keys SDK for C++",
+    "This library provides Azure Key Vault Keys SDK."
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/keyvault/azure-security-keyvault-keys",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "azure-security-keyvault-common-cpp"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/vcpkg/CONTROL b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/vcpkg/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bd20a6ab..000000000
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/vcpkg/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-Source: azure-storage-blobs-cpp
-Version: @AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@
-Build-Depends: azure-storage-common-cpp
-Description: Microsoft Azure Storage Blobs SDK for C++
-  This library provides Azure Storage Blobs SDK.
-Homepage: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..688dc8100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+{
+  "name": "azure-storage-blobs-cpp",
+  "version-string": "@AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@",
+  "description": [
+    "Microsoft Azure Storage Blobs SDK for C++",
+    "This library provides Azure Storage Blobs SDK."
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blobs",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "azure-storage-common-cpp"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/vcpkg/CONTROL b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/vcpkg/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index 500c1fb57..000000000
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/vcpkg/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-Source: azure-storage-common-cpp
-Version: @AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@
-Build-Depends: azure-core-cpp, libxml2, openssl (!windows)
-Description: Microsoft Azure Common Storage SDK for C++
-  This library provides common Azure Storage-related abstractions for Azure SDK.
-Homepage: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57823d518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+{
+  "name": "azure-storage-common-cpp",
+  "version-string": "@AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@",
+  "description": [
+    "Microsoft Azure Common Storage SDK for C++",
+    "This library provides common Azure Storage-related abstractions for Azure SDK."
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/storage/azure-storage-common",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "azure-core-cpp",
+    "libxml2",
+    {
+      "name": "openssl",
+      "platform": "!windows"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/vcpkg/CONTROL b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/vcpkg/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ac25bd7d..000000000
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/vcpkg/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-Source: azure-storage-files-datalake-cpp
-Version: @AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@
-Build-Depends: azure-storage-blobs-cpp
-Description: Microsoft Azure Storage Files Data Lake SDK for C++
-  This library provides Azure Storage Files Data Lake SDK.
-Homepage: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8bd6d23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+{
+  "name": "azure-storage-files-datalake-cpp",
+  "version-string": "@AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@",
+  "description": [
+    "Microsoft Azure Storage Files Data Lake SDK for C++",
+    "This library provides Azure Storage Files Data Lake SDK."
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-datalake",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "azure-storage-blobs-cpp"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/vcpkg/CONTROL b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/vcpkg/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index ba4e4f6c1..000000000
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/vcpkg/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-Source: azure-storage-files-shares-cpp
-Version: @AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@
-Build-Depends: azure-storage-common-cpp
-Description: Microsoft Azure Storage Files Shares SDK for C++
-  This library provides Azure Storage Files Shares SDK.
-Homepage: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares
diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..772bc56e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+{
+  "name": "azure-storage-files-shares-cpp",
+  "version-string": "@AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@",
+  "description": [
+    "Microsoft Azure Storage Files Shares SDK for C++",
+    "This library provides Azure Storage Files Shares SDK."
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/storage/azure-storage-files-shares",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "azure-storage-common-cpp"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/sdk/template/azure-template/vcpkg/CONTROL b/sdk/template/azure-template/vcpkg/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index 300f103e4..000000000
--- a/sdk/template/azure-template/vcpkg/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-Source: azure-template-cpp
-Version: @AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@
-Build-Depends: azure-core-cpp
-Description: Microsoft Azure Template SDK for C++
-  This is a template library meant to illustrate initial client library development process for Azure SDK.
-  It is not meant to be published to vcpkg.
-Homepage: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/template/azure-template
diff --git a/sdk/template/azure-template/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/sdk/template/azure-template/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..478246b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/template/azure-template/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+{
+  "name": "azure-template-cpp",
+  "version-string": "@AZ_LIBRARY_VERSION@",
+  "description": [
+    "Microsoft Azure Template SDK for C++",
+    "This is a template library meant to illustrate initial client library development process for Azure SDK.",
+    "It is not meant to be published to vcpkg."
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-cpp/tree/master/sdk/template/azure-template",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "azure-core-cpp"
+  ]
+}