diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index e36af44d..0d6fc66a 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ object Dependencies {
     "org.testcontainers" % "elasticsearch" % "1.16.3"
 
   // Language helpers
-  val cats = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core" % "2.7.0"
+  val cats = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core" % "2.8.0"
   val lombok = "org.projectlombok" % "lombok" % "1.18.16"
 
   // Logging