diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index f7a7b055a..5a1c1a6d9 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ val embeddedPostgres = "com.opentable.components" % "otj-pg-embedded" % "0.13.3"
 val dbTestingStack = Seq(embeddedPostgres)
 
 val catsEffectStack = Seq(
-  "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect-laws" % "2.3.0" % Test
+  "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect-laws" % "2.3.1" % Test
 )
 
 val commonDependencies = baseDependencies ++ unitTestingStack ++ loggingDependencies ++ configDependencies