diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index b843e54..ce9c38e 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ lazy val core = crossProject(JVMPlatform)
   .settings(
     name := "catapult",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-      "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-core" % "2.12.0",
+      "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-core" % "2.13.0",
       "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-effect" % "3.5.7",
       "co.fs2" %%% "fs2-core" % "3.10.2",
       "com.launchdarkly" % "launchdarkly-java-server-sdk" % "7.5.0",