diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 81e13555d2..f2270a9ed4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -8332,14 +8332,14 @@ (define-public r-r4rna
 (define-public r-rhtslib
   (package
     (name "r-rhtslib")
-    (version "1.18.0")
+    (version "1.18.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "Rhtslib" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "04inkq44lxwymqv51mxgaphasqjcdc9rl5p58imnrdm0kszs8prm"))))
+         "0gkbrmrcg55c9s5166ifljlx0v25rv4ijdyp4wf4c292xd6chy2l"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "Rhtslib")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     ;; Without this a temporary directory ends up in the Rhtslib.so binary,