diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index d2f987d..02cf5dd 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ val scala_213 = "2.13.16"
 val scala_3   = "3.3.4"
 
 val V = new {
-  val cats       = "2.12.0"
+  val cats       = "2.13.0"
   val catsEffect = "3.5.7"
   val fs2        = "3.11.0"
   val log4cats   = "2.7.0"