diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 883e814..92b3f52 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   object V {
     val avro4s_2   = "4.1.2"
     val avro4s_3   = "5.0.13"
-    val cats       = "2.10.0"
+    val cats       = "2.12.0"
     val catsEffect = "3.5.4"
     val circe      = "0.14.7"
     val fs2        = "3.10.2"