diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 1af30437f..7940056bd 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ lazy val catsEffectVersion = "3.5.4"
 lazy val circeVersion = "0.14.10"
 lazy val fs2Version = "3.11.0"
 lazy val h2Version = "1.4.200"
-lazy val hikariVersion = "5.1.0" // N.B. Hikari v4 introduces a breaking change via slf4j v2
+lazy val hikariVersion = "6.1.0" // N.B. Hikari v4 introduces a breaking change via slf4j v2
 lazy val kindProjectorVersion = "0.11.2"
 lazy val mysqlVersion = "9.1.0"
 lazy val log4catsVersion = "2.7.0"