diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 0b9ac7b0bf..0ce038ada7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -6968,13 +6968,13 @@ names in their natural, rather than lexicographic, order.")
 (define-public r-edger
   (package
     (name "r-edger")
-    (version "3.20.8")
+    (version "3.20.9")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "edgeR" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0g7bj6w61blw3m22hw9rc01n554k9qkjizh7njr3j4shmhads58d"))))
+                "0y52snwbz37xzdd7gihdkqczbndlfzmmypv6hri3ymjyfmlx6qaw"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "edgeR")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs