diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 02c434e..9328d9c 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sbtcrossproject.{ crossProject, CrossType }
 
-lazy val catsVersion       = "2.6.1"
+lazy val catsVersion       = "2.12.0"
 lazy val fs2CoreVersion    = "2.5.6"
 lazy val scalacheckVersion = "1.15.4"