diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 96c8ab0..638b9f4 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ lazy val cats = CrossProject("desert-cats", file("desert-cats"))(JVMPlatform, JS
   .settings(
     description := "Desert serializers for cats data types",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-      "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core"        % "2.12.0",
+      "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core"        % "2.13.0",
       "dev.zio"       %% "zio-interop-cats" % "23.0.0.8" % Test
     )
   )