diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 9e51593848..4553e8b443 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -8111,7 +8111,7 @@ (define-public r-motifrg
 (define-public r-qtl
  (package
   (name "r-qtl")
-  (version "1.41-6")
+  (version "1.42-7")
   (source
    (origin
     (method url-fetch)
@@ -8119,7 +8119,7 @@ (define-public r-qtl
                         version ".tar.gz"))
     (sha256
      (base32
-      "067az4v432zxp6lxck8d7vlh9w4r13r0mvw5zsglyaqwsh3d9sad"))))
+      "0hxij8v4my5x4pf5fn5327g7m3n7vjkbzrl580vcmp81n3n3nmrx"))))
   (build-system r-build-system)
   (home-page "http://rqtl.org/")
   (synopsis "R package for analyzing QTL experiments in genetics")