diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index d9148847c1..adc1f22f57 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -3986,14 +3986,14 @@ hierarchical clustering dendrograms.")
 (define-public r-preprocesscore
   (package
     (name "r-preprocesscore")
-    (version "1.40.0")
+    (version "1.42.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "preprocessCore" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0mrdgbkb9dcfr9gsqyxfpshnxx60mq97pl98b8yl00l2gfwz48ph"))))
+         "1afar1z7959v7mbzsqa77vqfh0yc7y3nv5ayx71485a8scwsfwbk"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "preprocessCore")))
     (build-system r-build-system)