diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 6f96758cbd..2fd092dbf0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -5433,13 +5433,13 @@ (define-public r-structuralvariantannotation
 (define-public r-summarizedexperiment
   (package
     (name "r-summarizedexperiment")
-    (version "1.24.0")
+    (version "1.26.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "SummarizedExperiment" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0qpnx2aii9vs7fcp0ax5j77ysbhi4qhjhm35vnygs3isbrjn925a"))))
+                "02vlqzmslyijs09jl0gdjxqjjnnl4yqbqqqlb4vb7nr0fspmyz39"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "SummarizedExperiment")))
     (build-system r-build-system)