diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 44f919d19f..9b740c02f8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -10459,14 +10459,14 @@ (define-public r-hdf5array
 (define-public r-rhdf5lib
   (package
     (name "r-rhdf5lib")
-    (version "1.6.0")
+    (version "1.6.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "Rhdf5lib" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1lpmyxlwwcy92hyxqag321ssc5z6yw3a0ws9r058jwgzyjg7i2gm"))
+         "0niz9dh66fcwbvqpkpsdlz9d06kwi3kfh45dhk3qz9g9qqyiakr1"))
        (modules '((guix build utils)))
        (snippet
         '(begin