diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 5d3f16b74b..ff6b45e8e0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -9219,13 +9219,13 @@ (define-public r-copywriter
 (define-public r-methylkit
   (package
     (name "r-methylkit")
-    (version "1.4.1")
+    (version "1.6.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "methylKit" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1k0nfn9318sgwm4z963bhnbp4c3zv85v3f9886vc5hgaisr0yvai"))))
+                "01qmndm5z21p78w7xfp8ynan6jpfg54rnkpj8b86rc081qh0sgjj"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "methylKit")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs