diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index d3d204d..e5086a6 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ lazy val core = crossProject(JVMPlatform, JSPlatform)
     name := "uuid4cats-effect",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-core" % "2.10.0",
-      "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-effect" % "3.5.3",
+      "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-effect" % "3.5.4",
       "org.scalameta" %%% "munit" % "0.7.29" % Test,
       "org.typelevel" %%% "munit-cats-effect-3" % "1.0.7" % Test
     ),