diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 04ed769cd8..2ac6e34652 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ (define-public deeptools
 (define-public diamond
   (package
     (name "diamond")
-    (version "0.8.5")
+    (version "0.8.7")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ (define-public diamond
               (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "18zx8k3axnsrg016kikl8xs1ifnjmj36dk1sv3fq1jgpg9j9584b"))))
+                "15r7gcrqc4pv5d4kvv530zc3xnni92c74y63zrxzidriss7591yx"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f ; no "check" target