diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index af145a8582..fdc248bf2a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -7273,14 +7273,14 @@ (define-public r-rhtslib
 (define-public r-bamsignals
   (package
     (name "r-bamsignals")
-    (version "1.4.3")
+    (version "1.6.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "bamsignals" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1xqiqvg52p6fcvhr4146djbz79r3j1kmh75mq7rndwglmiybpwmy"))))
+         "1k42gvk5mgq4la1fp0in3an2zfdz69h6522jsqhmk0f6i75kg4mb"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-biocgenerics" ,r-biocgenerics)