diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index ef4afecba9..b6177850db 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -7687,13 +7687,13 @@ (define-public r-biomart
 (define-public r-biocparallel
   (package
     (name "r-biocparallel")
-    (version "1.20.0")
+    (version "1.20.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "BiocParallel" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1wgnad4089xn8yxl9md7xprgh3vswcbyxg7di0931ik6x54m9zws"))))
+                "0g0znb4whsvb9hpwx9xaasdi5n4vjqw8cpdyqgrdrjm91rls1h21"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "BiocParallel")))
     (build-system r-build-system)