diff --git a/zoltar-bom/pom.xml b/zoltar-bom/pom.xml
index b24d237b..269dd301 100644
--- a/zoltar-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/zoltar-bom/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.typelevel</groupId>
         <artifactId>cats-kernel_2.12</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.2</version>
+        <version>2.6.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.typelevel</groupId>