diff --git a/build.sc b/build.sc
index f765212..a1c9f25 100644
--- a/build.sc
+++ b/build.sc
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ object Deps {
   }
 
   val cats = new {
-    val core = ivy"org.typelevel::cats-core:2.9.0"
+    val core = ivy"org.typelevel::cats-core:2.12.0"
   }
 
   val scala = new {