diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index e9eed753a9..7563281904 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -7324,13 +7324,13 @@ (define-public r-delayedarray
 (define-public r-summarizedexperiment
   (package
     (name "r-summarizedexperiment")
-    (version "1.8.0")
+    (version "1.8.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "SummarizedExperiment" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1011r8l0k8420j31bmh4xdcp6ka5bzf4bqhip84v5b6alpkcbvmf"))))
+                "19vlwnby83fqjrilsxvnvgz0gvby7mrxvlmx18nb3p1w591ddfjh"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "SummarizedExperiment")))
     (build-system r-build-system)