diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index a1568eb1..5998f9b9 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-val catsVersion = "2.6.1"
+val catsVersion = "2.7.0"
 
 // For the transition period, we publish artifacts for both cats-effect 2.x and 3.x
 val catsEffectVersion = "2.5.4"