diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 489f426de9..c8aacd6ae6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -11385,14 +11385,14 @@ (define-public r-aucell
 (define-public r-ebimage
   (package
     (name "r-ebimage")
-    (version "4.38.0")
+    (version "4.40.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "EBImage" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1vcx45bw36k9daw9dywj5bz77jmqk4gjfwsym8ajjnc1jmlq20si"))))
+         "1k6gbivwlai451whq2vr3c0shzs9p4g188jn5waw7973gdzdi00q"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "EBImage")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs