diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 58e007fb5..65a214405 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ lazy val buildSettings = Seq(
   }
 )
 
-lazy val catsVersion   = "2.5.0"
+lazy val catsVersion   = "2.6.0"
 lazy val dottyVersions = Seq("3.0.0-RC2")
 
 lazy val cats              = Def.setting("org.typelevel" %%% "cats-core" % catsVersion)