diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 02c04c3..419e41b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ lazy val root = (project in file(".")).settings(
     List(WorkflowStep.Sbt(List("g8Test"), name = Some("Testing template"))),
   // These are here for scala-steward
   libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-    "org.typelevel"       %% "cats-core"         % "2.11.0",
+    "org.typelevel"       %% "cats-core"         % "2.12.0",
     "org.typelevel"       %% "cats-effect"       % "3.5.4",
     "co.fs2"              %% "fs2-io"            % "3.10.2",
     "com.monovore"        %% "decline-effect"    % "2.4.1",
diff --git a/src/main/g8/project/Dependencies.scala b/src/main/g8/project/Dependencies.scala
index 3e6fd1f..e76d74d 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/src/main/g8/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sbt.Keys._
 object Dependencies {
 
   val coreDependencies: Seq[ModuleID] = Seq(
-    "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core"      % "2.11.0",
+    "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core"      % "2.12.0",
     "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect"    % "3.5.4",
     "co.fs2"        %% "fs2-io"         % "3.10.2",
     "com.monovore"  %% "decline-effect" % "2.4.1"