diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index fd781da..442e5bc 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ lazy val core = project
     name := "simpleivr-core",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "com.lihaoyi" %% "sourcecode" % "0.4.2",
-      "org.typelevel" %% "cats-free" % "2.11.0",
+      "org.typelevel" %% "cats-free" % "2.12.0",
       "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect" % "3.5.4",
       ScalaTest % Test
     )