diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index ef10d5336b..bd248ff99c 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ lazy val core = myCrossProject("core")
       Dependencies.attoCore,
       Dependencies.betterFiles,
       Dependencies.caseApp,
+      Dependencies.catsCore,
       Dependencies.catsEffect,
       Dependencies.circeConfig,
       Dependencies.circeGeneric,
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/Cli.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/Cli.scala
index 43924cef0f..86640b64d3 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/Cli.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/Cli.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.application
 import caseapp._
 import caseapp.core.Error.MalformedValue
 import caseapp.core.argparser.{ArgParser, SimpleArgParser}
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.Uri
 import org.http4s.syntax.literals._
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Cli._
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/SelfCheckAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/SelfCheckAlg.scala
index ea88d57fa6..8ad2505fce 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/SelfCheckAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/SelfCheckAlg.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.application
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import org.http4s.Uri
 import org.scalasteward.core.util.{HttpExistenceClient, MonadThrowable}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/StewardAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/StewardAlg.scala
index 004e124008..c52e36d84c 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/StewardAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/StewardAlg.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.application
 import better.files.File
 import cats.Monad
 import cats.effect.ExitCode
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import fs2.Stream
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.sbt.SbtAlg
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/SupportedVCS.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/SupportedVCS.scala
index bb71839c19..c69c1fadfc 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/SupportedVCS.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/SupportedVCS.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.application
 import caseapp.core.Error.MalformedValue
 import caseapp.core.argparser.ArgParser
 import cats.Eq
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 
 sealed trait SupportedVCS {
   import SupportedVCS.{Bitbucket, BitbucketServer, GitHub, Gitlab}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/Http4sBitbucketApiAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/Http4sBitbucketApiAlg.scala
index 15e5e99a3b..89a6f53e72 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/Http4sBitbucketApiAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/Http4sBitbucketApiAlg.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.bitbucket.http4s
 
 import cats.effect.Sync
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.{Request, Status, Uri}
 import org.scalasteward.core.bitbucket.Url
 import org.scalasteward.core.bitbucket.http4s.json._
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/RepositoryResponse.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/RepositoryResponse.scala
index e08aae0506..58749918a9 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/RepositoryResponse.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/RepositoryResponse.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.bitbucket.http4s
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.{ACursor, Decoder, DecodingFailure, Json}
 import org.http4s.Uri
 import org.scalasteward.core.git.Branch
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/authentication.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/authentication.scala
index 22f3a45685..e01fc776dd 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/authentication.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucket/http4s/authentication.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.bitbucket.http4s
 
 import cats.Applicative
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.headers.Authorization
 import org.http4s.{BasicCredentials, Request}
 import org.scalasteward.core.vcs.data.AuthenticatedUser
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucketserver/http4s/Http4sBitbucketServerApiAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucketserver/http4s/Http4sBitbucketServerApiAlg.scala
index fb4dc84865..b7a7f97931 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucketserver/http4s/Http4sBitbucketServerApiAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/bitbucketserver/http4s/Http4sBitbucketServerApiAlg.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.bitbucketserver.http4s
 
 import cats.effect.Sync
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.{Request, Uri}
 import org.scalasteward.core.bitbucketserver.http4s.Json.{Reviewer, User}
 import org.scalasteward.core.git.Branch
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/BuildToolDispatcher.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/BuildToolDispatcher.scala
index 53980c5a7d..64d24debd6 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/BuildToolDispatcher.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/BuildToolDispatcher.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.buildtool
 
 import cats.Monad
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.maven.MavenAlg
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.mill.MillAlg
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.sbt.SbtAlg
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/maven/MavenAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/maven/MavenAlg.scala
index b3115f4d13..d1ec17c670 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/maven/MavenAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/maven/MavenAlg.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.maven
 
 import better.files.File
 import cats.Monad
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Config
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.BuildToolAlg
 import org.scalasteward.core.data._
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/maven/parser.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/maven/parser.scala
index 4aff8b727b..3f35094179 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/maven/parser.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/maven/parser.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.maven
 
 import atto.Atto._
 import atto._
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.data._
 
 object parser {
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/mill/MillAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/mill/MillAlg.scala
index d4b99ced37..63e7440fe5 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/mill/MillAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/mill/MillAlg.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.mill
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import cats.effect.Sync
 import org.scalasteward.core.BuildInfo
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.BuildToolAlg
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/mill/parser.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/mill/parser.scala
index 3fc32d8715..7b13236a2b 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/mill/parser.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/mill/parser.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.mill
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.{Decoder, DecodingFailure}
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{ArtifactId, Dependency, GroupId, Resolver}
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/SbtAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/SbtAlg.scala
index 7c857aff1e..3eed19ef4e 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/SbtAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/SbtAlg.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.sbt
 import better.files.File
 import cats.Functor
 import cats.data.OptionT
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Config
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.BuildToolAlg
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/data/SbtVersion.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/data/SbtVersion.scala
index cffe6510ab..4da3eda85e 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/data/SbtVersion.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/data/SbtVersion.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.sbt.data
 
 import cats.Order
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.Codec
 import io.circe.generic.extras.semiauto._
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.Version
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/data/ScalaVersion.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/data/ScalaVersion.scala
index cbf6c37a9f..3b08b6bd06 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/data/ScalaVersion.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/data/ScalaVersion.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.sbt.data
 
 import cats.Order
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.Codec
 import io.circe.generic.extras.semiauto._
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/package.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/package.scala
index 6b3df03e22..769f949dc8 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/package.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/buildtool/sbt/package.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.buildtool
 
 import cats.Functor
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.BuildInfo
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.sbt.data.SbtVersion
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{ArtifactId, Dependency, GroupId, Version}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/ArtifactId.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/ArtifactId.scala
index fd28e248ac..11d66513dc 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/ArtifactId.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/ArtifactId.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.data
 
 import cats.Order
-import cats.implicits._
 import io.circe.Codec
 import io.circe.generic.semiauto.deriveCodec
 import org.scalasteward.core.util.Nel
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/CrossDependency.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/CrossDependency.scala
index a40c8d5e00..aff3c459ba 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/CrossDependency.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/CrossDependency.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.data
 
 import cats.Order
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.Codec
 import io.circe.generic.extras.semiauto._
 import org.scalasteward.core.util.Nel
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/Dependency.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/Dependency.scala
index fd4a5c3a69..b28337a2f7 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/Dependency.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/Dependency.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.data
 
 import cats.Order
-import cats.implicits._
 import io.circe.Codec
 import io.circe.generic.semiauto._
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.sbt.data.{SbtVersion, ScalaVersion}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/GroupId.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/GroupId.scala
index 51ad903287..4737524426 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/GroupId.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/GroupId.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.data
 
 import cats.Order
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.{Decoder, Encoder}
 
 final case class GroupId(value: String) extends AnyVal {
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/Resolver.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/Resolver.scala
index 02d506006f..78bfd3dcf2 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/Resolver.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/Resolver.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.data
 
 import cats.Order
-import cats.implicits._
 import io.circe.Codec
 import io.circe.generic.semiauto._
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.Resolver._
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/SemVer.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/SemVer.scala
index 24c8eb29fb..3e5f57c1df 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/SemVer.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/SemVer.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.data
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import eu.timepit.refined.cats.refTypeEq
 import eu.timepit.refined.types.numeric.NonNegBigInt
 import eu.timepit.refined.types.string.NonEmptyString
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/EditAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/EditAlg.scala
index 93b0978d4a..2dc2cd980a 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/EditAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/EditAlg.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.edit
 
 import better.files.File
 import cats.Traverse
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import fs2.Stream
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.BuildToolDispatcher
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/UpdateHeuristic.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/UpdateHeuristic.scala
index 09b6bca378..c7b9b138df 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/UpdateHeuristic.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/UpdateHeuristic.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.edit
 
 import cats.Foldable
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{GroupId, Update}
 import org.scalasteward.core.util
 import org.scalasteward.core.util.Nel
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/GitAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/GitAlg.scala
index a9fb14016e..5f57bad458 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/GitAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/GitAlg.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.git
 import better.files.File
 import cats.Monad
 import cats.effect.Bracket
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.Uri
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Config
 import org.scalasteward.core.io.{FileAlg, ProcessAlg, WorkspaceAlg}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/Sha1.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/Sha1.scala
index 2323ba54f0..63f814c5a7 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/Sha1.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/Sha1.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.git
 
 import cats.Eq
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import eu.timepit.refined.W
 import eu.timepit.refined.api.{Refined, RefinedTypeOps}
 import eu.timepit.refined.boolean.{And, Or}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/github/http4s/authentication.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/github/http4s/authentication.scala
index 8a7049d7c3..a7d6081d7d 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/github/http4s/authentication.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/github/http4s/authentication.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.github.http4s
 
 import cats.Applicative
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.headers.Authorization
 import org.http4s.{BasicCredentials, Request}
 import org.scalasteward.core.vcs.data.AuthenticatedUser
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/gitlab/http4s/Http4sGitlabApiAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/gitlab/http4s/Http4sGitlabApiAlg.scala
index a6de6e3615..3cca9a841a 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/gitlab/http4s/Http4sGitlabApiAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/gitlab/http4s/Http4sGitlabApiAlg.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.gitlab.http4s
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe._
 import io.circe.generic.semiauto._
 import org.http4s.{Request, Status, Uri}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/gitlab/http4s/authentication.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/gitlab/http4s/authentication.scala
index fc20b4ad1f..1b8d67d49f 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/gitlab/http4s/authentication.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/gitlab/http4s/authentication.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.gitlab.http4s
 
 import cats.Applicative
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.{Header, Request}
 import org.scalasteward.core.vcs.data.AuthenticatedUser
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/FileAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/FileAlg.scala
index 86714ab32a..4ea8e4ae68 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/FileAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/FileAlg.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.io
 
 import better.files.File
 import cats.effect.{Bracket, Resource, Sync}
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import cats.{Functor, Traverse}
 import fs2.Stream
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/ProcessAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/ProcessAlg.scala
index 66d48470be..908c466473 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/ProcessAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/ProcessAlg.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.io
 
 import better.files.File
 import cats.effect.{Blocker, Concurrent, ContextShift, Timer}
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Cli.EnvVar
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Config
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/WorkspaceAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/WorkspaceAlg.scala
index fb2c393868..a34b67acff 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/WorkspaceAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/WorkspaceAlg.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.io
 
 import better.files.File
 import cats.FlatMap
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Config
 import org.scalasteward.core.vcs.data.Repo
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/package.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/package.scala
index aa4ea18dda..95a6804982 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/package.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/package.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core
 
 import better.files.File
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{GroupId, Update}
 
 package object io {
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/process.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/process.scala
index e48000aa09..0160bff8b1 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/process.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/io/process.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.io
 
 import cats.effect._
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import fs2.Stream
 import java.io.{File, IOException, InputStream}
 import org.scalasteward.core.util._
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/persistence/JsonKeyValueStore.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/persistence/JsonKeyValueStore.scala
index 46b9044ae1..33c3e93c5e 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/persistence/JsonKeyValueStore.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/persistence/JsonKeyValueStore.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.persistence
 
 import better.files.File
 import cats.Monad
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import io.circe.parser.decode
 import io.circe.syntax._
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/persistence/KeyValueStore.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/persistence/KeyValueStore.scala
index 71bee1116d..11dd82cc88 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/persistence/KeyValueStore.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/persistence/KeyValueStore.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.persistence
 
 import cats.Applicative
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 
 trait KeyValueStore[F[_], K, V] {
   def get(key: K): F[Option[V]]
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RefreshErrorAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RefreshErrorAlg.scala
index d2e91aab7e..db42065c75 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RefreshErrorAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RefreshErrorAlg.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.repocache
 
 import cats.Monad
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.Codec
 import io.circe.generic.semiauto.deriveCodec
 import org.scalasteward.core.persistence.KeyValueStore
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RepoCacheAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RepoCacheAlg.scala
index 580b278fd6..9cc6fd605a 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RepoCacheAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RepoCacheAlg.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.repocache
 
 import cats.Parallel
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Config
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.BuildToolDispatcher
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RepoCacheRepository.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RepoCacheRepository.scala
index cce34e772d..f8f80d0f1e 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RepoCacheRepository.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repocache/RepoCacheRepository.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.repocache
 
 import cats.Applicative
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.git.Sha1
 import org.scalasteward.core.persistence.KeyValueStore
 import org.scalasteward.core.vcs.data.Repo
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/PullRequestFrequency.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/PullRequestFrequency.scala
index eaba479f0e..ea541a3b70 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/PullRequestFrequency.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/PullRequestFrequency.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.repoconfig
 
 import cats.Eq
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import cron4s.lib.javatime._
 import io.circe.{Decoder, Encoder}
 import org.scalasteward.core.repoconfig.PullRequestFrequency._
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/RepoConfigAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/RepoConfigAlg.scala
index 8e1ec76a6e..69475d9214 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/RepoConfigAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/RepoConfigAlg.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.repoconfig
 
 import better.files.File
 import cats.data.OptionT
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import io.circe.config.parser
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Config
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/UpdatePattern.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/UpdatePattern.scala
index 670c79e96b..07f731e165 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/UpdatePattern.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/repoconfig/UpdatePattern.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.repoconfig
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.generic.semiauto._
 import io.circe.{Decoder, Encoder, HCursor}
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{GroupId, Update}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafix/MigrationAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafix/MigrationAlg.scala
index d5625a31ca..6ffe790fa8 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafix/MigrationAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafix/MigrationAlg.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.scalafix
 import better.files.File
 import cats.data.OptionT
 import cats.effect.Sync
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.config.parser.decode
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{Update, Version}
 import org.scalasteward.core.io.FileAlg
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafmt/ScalafmtAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafmt/ScalafmtAlg.scala
index 2e0e44c285..aa2c6216db 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafmt/ScalafmtAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafmt/ScalafmtAlg.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.scalafmt
 
 import cats.data.Nested
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import cats.{Functor, Monad}
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{Dependency, Version}
 import org.scalasteward.core.io.{FileAlg, WorkspaceAlg}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafmt/package.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafmt/package.scala
index 1e1c6ec069..3633a5f8d9 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafmt/package.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/scalafmt/package.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.buildtool.sbt.defaultScalaBinaryVersion
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{ArtifactId, Dependency, GroupId, Version}
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/FilterAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/FilterAlg.scala
index b5b5890f95..ceb9f8e121 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/FilterAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/FilterAlg.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.update
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import cats.{Monad, TraverseFilter}
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import org.scalasteward.core.data._
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/GroupMigrations.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/GroupMigrations.scala
index b2687c5171..4df487361d 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/GroupMigrations.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/GroupMigrations.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.update
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.Decoder
 import io.circe.config.parser
 import io.circe.generic.extras.{semiauto, Configuration}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/UpdateAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/UpdateAlg.scala
index 9195d2e11c..8b6c03b3f3 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/UpdateAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/UpdateAlg.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.update
 
 import cats.{Eval, Monad}
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.coursier.VersionsCache
 import org.scalasteward.core.data._
 import org.scalasteward.core.repoconfig.RepoConfig
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/show.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/show.scala
index 8cedd60562..52528ab38e 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/show.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/show.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.update
 
 import cats.Traverse
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{GroupId, Update}
 import org.scalasteward.core.util
 import org.scalasteward.core.util.Nel
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/DateTimeAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/DateTimeAlg.scala
index c4eda05a6d..2f94815d6e 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/DateTimeAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/DateTimeAlg.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.util
 
 import cats.effect.Sync
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import cats.{Functor, Monad}
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/HttpExistenceClient.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/HttpExistenceClient.scala
index 3ab93b3534..00aa24ab6d 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/HttpExistenceClient.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/HttpExistenceClient.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.util
 
 import cats.effect.{Async, Resource}
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import com.github.benmanes.caffeine.cache.Caffeine
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import org.http4s.client.Client
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/HttpJsonClient.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/HttpJsonClient.scala
index 2ae5caaabb..ce3b183f8b 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/HttpJsonClient.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/HttpJsonClient.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.util
 
 import cats.effect.Sync
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.{Decoder, Encoder}
 import org.http4s.Method.{GET, POST}
 import org.http4s.circe.{jsonEncoderOf, jsonOf}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/Timestamp.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/Timestamp.scala
index d7fe4ea3fe..4190d4190d 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/Timestamp.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/Timestamp.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.util
 
 import cats.Order
-import cats.implicits._
 import io.circe.Codec
 import io.circe.generic.extras.semiauto.deriveUnwrappedCodec
 import java.time.{Instant, LocalDateTime, ZoneOffset}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/logger.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/logger.scala
index b0cdf32afb..f211dc39da 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/logger.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/logger.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.util
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import cats.{Foldable, Functor, Monad}
 import io.chrisdavenport.log4cats.Logger
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.Update
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/package.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/package.scala
index 907f25e375..c20e790d5f 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/package.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/package.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core
 
 import cats._
 import cats.effect.Bracket
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import fs2.Pipe
 import scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/string.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/string.scala
index 426a0aff04..8ea66eaa87 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/string.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/string.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.util
 
 import cats.Foldable
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import eu.timepit.refined.api.Refined
 import eu.timepit.refined.collection.MinSize
 import eu.timepit.refined.refineV
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/uri.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/uri.scala
index 0061671be8..543f610fed 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/uri.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/uri.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.util
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.{Decoder, KeyDecoder, KeyEncoder}
 import monocle.Optional
 import org.http4s.Uri
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSApiAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSApiAlg.scala
index e5e62fbb02..4b9de4a271 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSApiAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSApiAlg.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.vcs
 
 import cats.Monad
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Config
 import org.scalasteward.core.git.Branch
 import org.scalasteward.core.util.MonadThrowable
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSExtraAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSExtraAlg.scala
index f99cc8bbf2..ebdca5f5a4 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSExtraAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSExtraAlg.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.vcs
 
 import cats.Monad
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.Uri
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{ReleaseRelatedUrl, Update}
 import org.scalasteward.core.util.HttpExistenceClient
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSRepoAlg.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSRepoAlg.scala
index 2047c81fb5..8b98cf319d 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSRepoAlg.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/VCSRepoAlg.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.vcs
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.Uri
 import org.http4s.Uri.UserInfo
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Config
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/data/NewPullRequestData.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/data/NewPullRequestData.scala
index 4b4f81bb03..de6375c817 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/data/NewPullRequestData.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/data/NewPullRequestData.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.vcs.data
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.Encoder
 import io.circe.generic.semiauto._
 import org.http4s.Uri
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/data/PullRequestOut.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/data/PullRequestOut.scala
index 988c8e7da6..81c3c6ac58 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/data/PullRequestOut.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/data/PullRequestOut.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core.vcs.data
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import io.circe.Decoder
 import io.circe.generic.semiauto._
 import org.http4s.Uri
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/package.scala b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/package.scala
index 245b17d168..92062949f2 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/package.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/scala/org/scalasteward/core/vcs/package.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.scalasteward.core
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.Uri
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.SupportedVCS
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.SupportedVCS.{Bitbucket, BitbucketServer, GitHub, Gitlab}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/CliTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/CliTest.scala
index 6ab0ea94e8..6ada1b40f5 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/CliTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/application/CliTest.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.application
-
-import cats.implicits._
 import org.http4s.syntax.literals._
 import org.scalasteward.core.application.Cli.EnvVar
 import org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuite
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/ScopeTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/ScopeTest.scala
index b30897d8ca..a432fe3439 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/ScopeTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/data/ScopeTest.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.data
-
-import cats.implicits._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.OrderTests
 import cats.laws.discipline.TraverseTests
 import org.scalasteward.core.TestInstances._
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/editTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/editTest.scala
index c355a53b1f..ef8a1ece14 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/editTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/edit/editTest.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.edit
 
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.scalacheck.{Arbitrary, Gen}
 import org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuite
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/GitAlgTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/GitAlgTest.scala
index e495b941b9..7d1fc31c44 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/GitAlgTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/git/GitAlgTest.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core.git
 import better.files.File
 import cats.Monad
 import cats.effect.IO
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 import org.http4s.syntax.literals._
 import org.scalasteward.core.TestInstances.ioLogger
 import org.scalasteward.core.io.FileAlgTest.ioFileAlg
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/github/http4s/authenticationTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/github/http4s/authenticationTest.scala
index 10fc2e3a4b..fe662b7189 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/github/http4s/authenticationTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/github/http4s/authenticationTest.scala
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
 class authenticationTest extends AnyFunSuite with Matchers {
   test("addCredentials") {
     val request = authentication
-      .addCredentials(AuthenticatedUser("user", "pass"))
-      .apply(Request[Id](headers = Headers.of(Accept(MediaType.text.plain))))
+      .addCredentials[Id](AuthenticatedUser("user", "pass"))
+      .apply(Request(headers = Headers.of(Accept(MediaType.text.plain))))
 
     request.headers shouldBe
       Headers.of(Accept(MediaType.text.plain), Authorization(BasicCredentials("user", "pass")))
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/mock/package.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/mock/package.scala
index 0223803fb4..0484e06a7d 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/mock/package.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/mock/package.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package org.scalasteward.core
 import cats.Applicative
 import cats.data.StateT
 import cats.effect.IO
-import cats.implicits._
+import cats.syntax.all._
 
 package object mock {
   type MockEff[A] = StateT[IO, MockState, A]
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/FilterAlgTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/FilterAlgTest.scala
index c4d4adb06e..70f2b0cae3 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/FilterAlgTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/update/FilterAlgTest.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.update
-
-import cats.implicits._
 import org.scalasteward.core.TestSyntax._
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.Update.Single
 import org.scalasteward.core.data.{ArtifactId, Dependency, GroupId}
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/ChangeTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/ChangeTest.scala
index 2b79b13b48..792de0c02d 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/ChangeTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/ChangeTest.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.util
-
-import cats.implicits._
 import cats.kernel.laws.discipline.MonoidTests
 import org.scalasteward.core.TestInstances._
 import org.scalasteward.core.util.Change._
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/utilTest.scala b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/utilTest.scala
index 17669d8eaa..5f643ceb93 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/utilTest.scala
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/scala/org/scalasteward/core/util/utilTest.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 package org.scalasteward.core.util
-
-import cats.implicits._
 import org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuite
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
 import org.scalatestplus.scalacheck.ScalaCheckPropertyChecks
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index c52bd6f8c4..a77cbd7ed6 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ object Dependencies {
   val betterMonadicFor = "com.olegpy" %% "better-monadic-for" % "0.3.1"
   val caseApp = "com.github.alexarchambault" %% "case-app" % "2.0.4"
   val catsEffect = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect" % "2.1.4"
-  val catsLaws = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-laws" % "2.1.1"
+  val catsCore = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-core" % "2.2.0-RC4"
+  val catsLaws = "org.typelevel" %% "cats-laws" % catsCore.revision
   val circeConfig = "io.circe" %% "circe-config" % "0.8.0"
   val circeGeneric = "io.circe" %% "circe-generic" % "0.13.0"
   val circeGenericExtras = "io.circe" %% "circe-generic-extras" % "0.13.0"
diff --git a/scalafix-conf.sbt b/scalafix-conf.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a146a2009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scalafix-conf.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// ThisBuild / scalacOptions += "-P:semanticdb:synthetics:on"