diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 7e6c4ce..0faf8f6 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sbtcrossproject.CrossPlugin.autoImport.{crossProject, CrossType}
 
-val catsV = "2.1.1"
+val catsV = "2.7.0"
 val catsEffectV = "3.3.1"
 val fs2V = "3.2.3"
 val http4sV = "0.23.7"
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ lazy val examples = project.in(file("examples"))
     name := "whale-tail-examples",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "org.typelevel"           %% "log4cats-slf4j"             % log4catsV,
-      "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic"      % "1.2.3",
+      "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic"      % "1.2.10",
       "org.http4s"                  %% "http4s-ember-server"        % http4sV,
-      "com.github.jnr" % "jnr-unixsocket" % "0.38.11",
+      "com.github.jnr" % "jnr-unixsocket" % "0.38.15",
     )
   )
 
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
 
     "org.typelevel"                %% "log4cats-core"              % log4catsV,
     "org.typelevel"           %% "log4cats-testing"           % log4catsV     % Test,
+    "com.github.jnr" % "jnr-unixsocket" % "0.38.15" % Test,
+
+    "org.typelevel" %% "cats-effect-testing-specs2" % "1.4.0" % Test,
 
     "org.specs2"                  %% "specs2-core"                % specs2V       % Test,
     "org.specs2"                  %% "specs2-scalacheck"          % specs2V       % Test
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/io/chrisdavenport/whaletail/System.scala b/core/src/main/scala/io/chrisdavenport/whaletail/System.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de3801a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/io/chrisdavenport/whaletail/System.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package io.chrisdavenport.whaletail
+
+import cats.effect._
+import org.http4s._
+import org.http4s.client.Client
+import io.circe._
+import org.http4s.circe._
+
+object System {
+  object Operations {
+    def info[F[_]: Concurrent](client: Client[F]): F[Json] = 
+      client.expect[Json](Request[F](Method.GET, Docker.versionPrefix / "info"))
+
+    def version[F[_]: Concurrent](client: Client[F]): F[Json] = 
+      client.expect[Json](Request[F](Method.GET, Docker.versionPrefix / "version"))
+
+    def ping[F[_]: Concurrent](client: Client[F]): F[Boolean] = 
+      client.successful(Request[F](Method.HEAD, Docker.versionPrefix / "_ping"))
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/io/chrisdavenport/whaletail/SystemSpec.scala b/core/src/test/scala/io/chrisdavenport/whaletail/SystemSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d22e413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/io/chrisdavenport/whaletail/SystemSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package io.chrisdavenport.whaletail
+
+import org.specs2._
+import cats.effect._
+import cats.effect.testing.specs2.CatsEffect
+
+object SystemSpec extends mutable.Specification with CatsEffect  {
+
+  "System" should {
+    "be able to get info" in {
+      Docker.client[IO].use(c => 
+        System.Operations.info(c).attempt
+          .map(e => e must beRight)
+      )
+    }
+
+    "be able to get version" in {
+      Docker.client[IO].use(c => 
+        System.Operations.version(c).attempt
+          .map(e => e must beRight)
+      )
+    }
+
+    "be able to ping" in {
+      Docker.client[IO].use(c => 
+        System.Operations.ping(c).attempt
+          .map(e => e must beRight)
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+}
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