diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index dbfb4c58d..83a94cf5b 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ object Dependencies {
     val avro4sVersion    = "4.1.2"
 
     val catsEffectVersion     = "3.6.1"
-    val `cats-effect-testing` = "1.6.0"
+    val `cats-effect-testing` = "1.8.0"
 
     val antlr4Version: String = "4.7.1"