diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 76a82ffd67..867dc7083f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -8757,14 +8757,14 @@ (define-public r-rhdf5lib
 (define-public r-beachmat
   (package
     (name "r-beachmat")
-    (version "2.4.0")
+    (version "2.6.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "beachmat" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1vl6jbf9ia78cm4ikdb8vz04jv4b46zhvg5i006c63a9pzw7zhxi"))))
+         "0dkh3igvwbvir4p0y6x4q07mcv51b35qhva63vrjd6bbkdjn9brr"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-biocgenerics" ,r-biocgenerics)