diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 2344e33..4a4ad77 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lazy val baseSettings = Seq(
   scalaVersion := "2.13.8",
 )
 
-lazy val catsVersion = "2.7.0"
+lazy val catsVersion = "2.12.0"
 lazy val catsEffectVersion = "3.3.10"
 lazy val circeVersion = "0.14.1"
 lazy val refinedVersion = "0.9.28"