diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 67315b81b9..2d3d69dc99 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -2441,13 +2441,13 @@ (define-public python2-twobitreader
 (define-public python-plastid
   (package
     (name "python-plastid")
-    (version "0.4.8")
+    (version "0.5.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (pypi-uri "plastid" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0l24dd3q66if8yj042m4s0g95n6acn7im1imqd3p6h8ns43kxhj8"))))
+                "1a7mdky2xw02y88l51f58pqk8039ahdp6sblj3zx58zarmy2pqyl"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      ;; Some test files are not included.