diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 4e6f509..8af2395 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val scalaTest = "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.17" % Test
 
   object Cats {
-    private val cats = "2.10.0"
+    private val cats = "2.12.0"
     val core         = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core" % cats
     val laws         = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-laws" % cats
     val all          = Seq(core, laws)