diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 5729c7925e..dca24cb22b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -10312,14 +10312,14 @@ (define-public r-bigmelon
 (define-public r-seqbias
   (package
     (name "r-seqbias")
-    (version "1.38.0")
+    (version "1.40.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "seqbias" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1m634sidmk6c603k2gflyiddkns9vr6ij591nmab523xk5r2f4b2"))))
+         "06w43plv4x1pafybq633n7adqp9yj3bvaaamq7vylmkfbcx3nl8k"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "seqbias")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs