diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 6ee693a..7cb12f1 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   object Version {
     val specs2 = "4.10.6"
     val circe = "0.13.0"
-    val cats = "2.3.1"
+    val cats = "2.6.1"
     val sttp = "3.0.0-RC11"
     val silencer = "1.7.1"
   }