diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 44b6f75..e4d1487 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ThisBuild / scalafixDependencies += "com.github.liancheng" %% "organize-imports"
 
 ThisBuild / libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   // cats libraries
-  "org.typelevel" %% "cats-free" % "2.10.0",
+  "org.typelevel" %% "cats-free" % "2.11.0",
 
   // effect libraries
   "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect" % "3.6-623178c",