diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 48a44427..81bc35ba 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   val sstream                     = "com.evolutiongaming"   %% "sstream"                   % "1.0.2"
 
   object Cats {
-    private val version = "2.12.0"
+    private val version = "2.13.0"
     val core            = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core" % version
   }