diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 68af0649..2c15d46c 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
     "bintray/non" at "http://dl.bintray.com/non/maven"
   ),
   libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-    "org.typelevel"   %% "cats-core"      % "0.9.0",
-    "org.typelevel"   %% "alleycats-core" % "0.1.9",
+    "org.typelevel"   %% "cats-core"      % "1.0.0-MF",
+    "org.typelevel"   %% "alleycats-core" % "0.2.0",
     "com.chuusai"     %% "shapeless"      % "2.3.2",
     "org.typelevel"   %% "export-hook"    % "1.2.0",
     "org.scalatest"   %% "scalatest"      % "3.0.3" % "test",
     "org.scalacheck"  %% "scalacheck"     % "1.13.5" % "test",
-    "org.typelevel"   %% "cats-laws"      % "0.9.0" % "test",
+    "org.typelevel"   %% "cats-laws"      % "1.0.0-MF" % "test",
     "org.typelevel"   %% "discipline"     % "0.7.3" % "test",
     compilerPlugin("org.spire-math" %% "kind-projector" % "0.9.4")
   ),
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ lazy val releaseSettings = Seq(
     publishArtifacts,
     setNextVersion,
     commitNextVersion,
-    ReleaseStep(action = Command.process("sonatypeReleaseAll", _)),
+    ReleaseStep(action = Command.process("sonatypeReleaseAll", _), enableCrossBuild = true),
     pushChanges
   )
 )
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/cats/sequence/sequence.scala b/core/src/test/scala/cats/sequence/sequence.scala
index ca9a9d5b..7ada3e8e 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/cats/sequence/sequence.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/cats/sequence/sequence.scala
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ class SequenceTests extends KittensSuite {
 
   test("sequencing Option")(check {
     forAll { (x: Option[Int], y: Option[String], z: Option[Float]) =>
-      val expected = (x |@| y |@| z) map (_ :: _ :: _ :: HNil)
+      val expected = (x, y, z) mapN (_ :: _ :: _ :: HNil)
       (x :: y :: z :: HNil).sequence == expected
     }
   })
 
   test("sequencing Either")(check {
     forAll { (x: Either[String, Int], y: Either[String, String], z: Either[String, Float]) =>
-      val expected = (x |@| y |@| z) map (_ :: _ :: _ :: HNil)
+      val expected = (x, y, z) mapN (_ :: _ :: _ :: HNil)
       (x :: y :: z :: HNil).sequence == expected
     }
   })
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class SequenceTests extends KittensSuite {
   // note: using the ValidationNel type alias here breaks the implicit search
   test("sequencing ValidatedNel")(check {
     forAll { (x: Validated[NonEmptyList[String], Int], y: Validated[NonEmptyList[String], String], z: Validated[NonEmptyList[String], Float]) =>
-      val expected = (x |@| y |@| z) map (_ :: _ :: _ :: HNil)
+      val expected = (x, y, z) mapN (_ :: _ :: _ :: HNil)
       sequence(x, y, z) == expected
     }
   })
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class SequenceTests extends KittensSuite {
   test("sequence gen for Option")(check {
     forAll { (x: Option[Int], y: Option[String], z: Option[Float]) =>
       val myGen = sequenceGeneric[MyCase]
-      val expected = (x |@| y |@| z) map MyCase.apply
+      val expected = (x, y, z) mapN MyCase.apply
 
       myGen(a = x, b = y, c = z) == expected
     }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class SequenceTests extends KittensSuite {
   test("sequence gen for Either")(check {
     forAll { (x: Either[String, Int], y: Either[String, String], z: Either[String, Float]) =>
       val myGen = sequenceGeneric[MyCase]
-      val expected = (x |@| y |@| z) map MyCase.apply
+      val expected = (x, y, z) mapN MyCase.apply
 
       myGen(a = x, b = y, c = z) == expected
     }