diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 6aa7815..e497802 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ lazy val core = crossProject(JVMPlatform, JSPlatform)
       "co.fs2" %%% "fs2-core" % "3.11.0",
       "co.fs2" %%% "fs2-io" % "3.11.0",
       "org.creativescala" %%% "doodle-core" % "0.27.0",
-      "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-core" % "2.12.0",
+      "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-core" % "2.13.0",
       "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-effect" % "3.5.7",
       "org.scalameta" %%% "munit" % "1.0.4" % Test,
       "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-effect-testkit" % "3.5.7" % Test,