diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index d13f1426f8..1662fef311 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -10554,14 +10554,14 @@ with your data.")
 (define-public r-gwascat
   (package
     (name "r-gwascat")
-    (version "2.10.0")
+    (version "2.12.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "gwascat" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0n5x5i5v6a8wpn5mxmlpkl34b4kyypmymiwww6g61zch7xqrgywi"))))
+         "08ba9il4vbjjwlbwmqg4ai6ya1p09js9agn95sw0dhc9gqln42hx"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-annotationdbi" ,r-annotationdbi)