diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
index bee1f67b..ba55be64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           extraSbtFiles: 'tmp/remote-cache/**'
 
       - name: "Starting up Redis 🐳"
-        run: docker-compose up -d redis
+        run: docker compose up -d redis
 
       - name: "Install Nix ❄️"
         uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v22
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
         run: nix develop -c sbt 'pullRemoteCache;test;it/test;webapp/fastLinkJS;pushRemoteCache'
 
       - name: "Shutting down Redis 🐳"
-        run: docker-compose down
+        run: docker compose down
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-smokey.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-smokey.yml
index 88ba0189..d7ab8e7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-smokey.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-smokey.yml
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ jobs:
           docker tag ghcr.io/gvolpe/trading-ws trading-ws:latest
 
       - name: "Starting up Pulsar & Redis 🐳"
-        run: docker-compose up -d pulsar redis
+        run: docker compose up -d pulsar redis
 
       - name: "Starting up trading core services 🐳"
-        run: docker-compose up -d processor alerts ws-server
+        run: docker compose up -d processor alerts ws-server
 
       - name: "Run smokey tests 🚀"
         run: nix develop -c sbt 'smokey/test'
 
       - name: "Shutting down containers 🐳"
-        run: docker-compose down
+        run: docker compose down
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 59189b9b..a241279c 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Dependencies._
 import sbtwelcome._
 
-ThisBuild / scalaVersion     := "3.4.1"
+ThisBuild / scalaVersion     := "3.5.2"
 ThisBuild / version          := "0.1.0"
 ThisBuild / organization     := "dev.profunktor"
 ThisBuild / organizationName := "ProfunKtor"
diff --git a/modules/domain/jvm/src/test/scala/trading/domain/generators.scala b/modules/domain/jvm/src/test/scala/trading/domain/generators.scala
index e8b939e1..1ddd9488 100644
--- a/modules/domain/jvm/src/test/scala/trading/domain/generators.scala
+++ b/modules/domain/jvm/src/test/scala/trading/domain/generators.scala
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ object generators:
   val symbolGen: Gen[Symbol] =
     Gen
       .oneOf("EURPLN", "GBPUSD", "CADUSD", "EURUSD", "CHFUSD", "CHFEUR")
-      .map(s => Symbol(s.refine))
+      .map(s => Symbol(s.refineUnsafe))
 
   val symbolWithEmptyGen: Gen[Symbol] =
     Gen.frequency(
diff --git a/modules/domain/shared/src/main/scala/trading/domain.scala b/modules/domain/shared/src/main/scala/trading/domain.scala
index d5afe496..86c34c80 100644
--- a/modules/domain/shared/src/main/scala/trading/domain.scala
+++ b/modules/domain/shared/src/main/scala/trading/domain.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration
 
 import trading.*
 
-import cats.{ Eq, Monoid, Order, Show }
+import cats.{ Monoid, Show }
 import io.circe.*
 
 export Extensions.*
diff --git a/modules/forecasts/src/main/scala/trading/forecasts/cdc/OutboxEvent.scala b/modules/forecasts/src/main/scala/trading/forecasts/cdc/OutboxEvent.scala
index 6d1499b5..69c337e1 100644
--- a/modules/forecasts/src/main/scala/trading/forecasts/cdc/OutboxEvent.scala
+++ b/modules/forecasts/src/main/scala/trading/forecasts/cdc/OutboxEvent.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import trading.domain.*
 import trading.events.*
 
 import io.circe.Codec
+import io.circe.Decoder
+
+// Upgrading from circe 0.14.6 to 0.14.7 requires this instance ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+given Codec[Either[AuthorEvent, ForecastEvent]] = Codec.AsObject.derived
 
 final case class OutboxEvent(
     event_id: EventId,
diff --git a/modules/forecasts/src/main/scala/trading/forecasts/store/SQL.scala b/modules/forecasts/src/main/scala/trading/forecasts/store/SQL.scala
index 4f27e8ca..b95be281 100644
--- a/modules/forecasts/src/main/scala/trading/forecasts/store/SQL.scala
+++ b/modules/forecasts/src/main/scala/trading/forecasts/store/SQL.scala
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ object SQL:
   }
 
   given Read[Forecast] = Read[(UUID, String, String, String, Int)].map { (id, sl, tag, desc, sc) =>
-    Forecast(ForecastId(id), Symbol(sl.refine), ForecastTag.from(tag), ForecastDescription(desc), ForecastScore(sc))
+    Forecast(
+      ForecastId(id),
+      Symbol(sl.refineUnsafe),
+      ForecastTag.from(tag),
+      ForecastDescription(desc),
+      ForecastScore(sc)
+    )
   }
 
   extension (res: VoteResult)
diff --git a/modules/forecasts/src/test/scala/trading/forecasts/EngineSuite.scala b/modules/forecasts/src/test/scala/trading/forecasts/EngineSuite.scala
index 1d3104fb..4019d8cc 100644
--- a/modules/forecasts/src/test/scala/trading/forecasts/EngineSuite.scala
+++ b/modules/forecasts/src/test/scala/trading/forecasts/EngineSuite.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import trading.domain.*
 import trading.events.*
 import trading.forecasts.store.*
 import trading.lib.*
-import trading.lib.Consumer.{ Msg, MsgId }
+import trading.lib.Consumer.MsgId
 import trading.lib.Logger.NoOp.given
 
 import cats.effect.IO
diff --git a/modules/forecasts/src/test/scala/trading/forecasts/VotesHandlerSuite.scala b/modules/forecasts/src/test/scala/trading/forecasts/VotesHandlerSuite.scala
index 1fc4127c..5ae6ead3 100644
--- a/modules/forecasts/src/test/scala/trading/forecasts/VotesHandlerSuite.scala
+++ b/modules/forecasts/src/test/scala/trading/forecasts/VotesHandlerSuite.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import trading.domain.*
 import trading.events.*
 import trading.forecasts.store.*
 import trading.lib.*
-import trading.lib.Consumer.{ Msg, MsgId }
+import trading.lib.Consumer.MsgId
 import trading.lib.Logger.NoOp.given
 
 import cats.effect.IO
diff --git a/modules/lib/src/main/scala/trading/lib/ext.scala b/modules/lib/src/main/scala/trading/lib/ext.scala
index b12c10ff..e24eebee 100644
--- a/modules/lib/src/main/scala/trading/lib/ext.scala
+++ b/modules/lib/src/main/scala/trading/lib/ext.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package trading.lib
 
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 
-import trading.lib.Consumer.{ Msg, MsgId }
+import trading.lib.Consumer.Msg
 
 import cats.{ Monad, MonadThrow }
 import cats.effect.kernel.Deferred
diff --git a/modules/x-demo/src/main/scala/demo/PulsarCDC.scala b/modules/x-demo/src/main/scala/demo/PulsarCDC.scala
index cbe327b2..e2c23428 100644
--- a/modules/x-demo/src/main/scala/demo/PulsarCDC.scala
+++ b/modules/x-demo/src/main/scala/demo/PulsarCDC.scala
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import trading.lib.Logger.NoOp.given
 
 import cats.effect.*
 import dev.profunktor.pulsar.{ Config as PulsarConfig, Pulsar, Subscription, Topic }
-import doobie.Transactor
 import doobie.*
 import doobie.implicits.*
 import doobie.postgres.*
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index a82df88e..c8c7d9ce 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -4,37 +4,38 @@ import org.portablescala.sbtplatformdeps.PlatformDepsPlugin.autoImport._
 object Dependencies {
 
   object V {
-    val cats          = "2.10.0"
-    val catsEffect    = "3.5.4"
-    val circe         = "0.14.6"
-    val ciris         = "3.2.0"
-    val doobie        = "1.0.0-RC4"
+    val cats          = "2.12.0"
+    val catsEffect    = "3.5.7"
+    val circe         = "0.14.10"
+    val circeRefined  = "0.15.1"
+    val ciris         = "3.6.0"
+    val doobie        = "1.0.0-RC6"
     val flyway        = "8.5.13"
-    val fs2Core       = "3.9.4"
-    val fs2Kafka      = "3.4.0"
-    val http4s        = "1.0.0-M41"
+    val fs2Core       = "3.11.0"
+    val fs2Kafka      = "3.6.0"
+    val http4s        = "1.0.0-M43"
     val http4sMetrics = "1.0.0-M38"
     val http4sWs      = "1.0.0-M9"
-    val ip4s          = "3.4.0"
+    val ip4s          = "3.6.0"
     val iron          = "2.6.0"
-    val kittens       = "3.3.0"
+    val kittens       = "3.4.0"
     val log4cats      = "2.7.0"
-    val monocle       = "3.2.0"
-    val natchez       = "0.3.5"
-    val natchezHttp4s = "0.5.0"
+    val monocle       = "3.3.0"
+    val natchez       = "0.3.7"
+    val natchezHttp4s = "0.6.0"
     val neutron       = "0.8.0"
-    val odin          = "0.13.0"
+    val odin          = "0.15.0"
     val redis4cats    = "1.7.1"
-    val refined       = "0.11.1"
+    val refined       = "0.11.2"
 
     val scalajsTime = "2.4.0"
     val tyrian      = "0.6.1"
 
-    val scalacheck = "1.18.0"
+    val scalacheck = "1.18.1"
     val weaver     = "0.8.4"
 
     val organizeImports = "0.6.0"
-    val zerowaste       = "0.2.21"
+    val zerowaste       = "0.2.27"
   }
 
   object Libraries {
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ object Dependencies {
 
     val circeCore    = circe("core")
     val circeParser  = circe("parser")
-    val circeRefined = circe("refined")
+
+    val circeRefined = Def.setting("io.circe" %%% "circe-refined" % V.circeRefined)
 
     val doobieH2 = "org.tpolecat" %% "doobie-h2"       % V.doobie
     val doobiePg = "org.tpolecat" %% "doobie-postgres" % V.doobie
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ object Dependencies {
 
     val monocleCore = Def.setting("dev.optics" %%% "monocle-core" % V.monocle)
 
-    val odin = "com.github.valskalla" %% "odin-core" % V.odin
+    val odin = "dev.scalafreaks" %% "odin-core" % V.odin
 
     // only for ember
     val log4catsNoop = "org.typelevel" %% "log4cats-noop" % V.log4cats
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 807a1cc3..fee2b4f0 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-addSbtPlugin("org.typelevel"       % "sbt-tpolecat"             % "0.5.0")
+addSbtPlugin("org.typelevel"       % "sbt-tpolecat"             % "0.5.2")
 addSbtPlugin("io.spray"            % "sbt-revolver"             % "0.10.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt"      % "sbt-native-packager"      % "1.9.16")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt"      % "sbt-native-packager"      % "1.10.4")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"       % "sbt-scalafmt"             % "2.5.2")
-addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala"       % "sbt-scalafix"             % "0.11.0")
-addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"        % "sbt-scalajs"              % "1.14.0")
+addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala"       % "sbt-scalafix"             % "0.11.1")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js"        % "sbt-scalajs"              % "1.17.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.portable-scala"  % "sbt-scalajs-crossproject" % "1.3.2")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.reibitto" % "sbt-welcome"              % "0.4.0")