diff --git a/domains-cats/.jvm/jvm.sbt b/domains-cats/.jvm/jvm.sbt
index 1b5c2d02..01c7a054 100644
--- a/domains-cats/.jvm/jvm.sbt
+++ b/domains-cats/.jvm/jvm.sbt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ enablePlugins(Example)
 
 import Ordering.Implicits._
 
-libraryDependencies += "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-effect" % "2.0.0-M4" % Optional
+libraryDependencies += "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-effect" % "2.0.0-RC2" % Optional
 
 sourceGenerators in Test := {
   (sourceGenerators in Test).value.filterNot { sourceGenerator =>
diff --git a/domains-cats/build.sbt b/domains-cats/build.sbt
index 3cfade73..3de82c7f 100644
--- a/domains-cats/build.sbt
+++ b/domains-cats/build.sbt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-libraryDependencies += "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-free" % "2.0.0-M4" % Test
+libraryDependencies += "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-free" % "2.0.0-RC2" % Test
 
-libraryDependencies += "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-free" % "2.0.0-M4" % Optional // For Scaladoc
+libraryDependencies += "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-free" % "2.0.0-RC2" % Optional // For Scaladoc
 
-libraryDependencies += "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-core" % "2.0.0-M4"
+libraryDependencies += "org.typelevel" %%% "cats-core" % "2.0.0-RC2"
 
 libraryDependencies += "org.scalatest" %%% "scalatest" % "3.0.8" % Test