diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 3db4b163f..0d57ad2fc 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ lazy val zioConfigCats = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform, NativePlatform)
   .settings(crossProjectSettings)
   .settings(
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-      "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core"    % "2.9.0",
+      "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core"    % "2.12.0",
       "dev.zio"       %% "zio-test"     % zioVersion % Test,
       "dev.zio"       %% "zio-test-sbt" % zioVersion % Test
     ),