diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 11f3fa99..588f6de2 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ val compilerOptions = Seq(
   "-Ywarn-numeric-widen"
 )
 
-val catsVersion = "2.7.0"
+val catsVersion = "2.12.0"
 val circeVersion = "0.14.1"
 val paradiseVersion = "2.1.1"
 val previousCirceDerivationVersion = "0.13.0-M5"