diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 02c434e..98e1f8a 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lazy val catsVersion       = "2.6.1"
 lazy val fs2CoreVersion    = "2.5.6"
 lazy val scalacheckVersion = "1.15.4"
 
-lazy val scala212 = "2.12.16"
+lazy val scala212 = "2.12.18"
 lazy val scala213 = "2.13.6"
 lazy val scala30  = "3.0.2"