diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index c01b8261..2d0435d4 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ addCommandAlias(
   "zioJsonNative/test; zioJsonInteropScalaz7xNative/test"
 )
 
-val zioVersion = "2.0.16"
+val zioVersion = "2.0.18"
 
 lazy val zioJsonRoot = project
   .in(file("."))