diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index b32b1c911c..f8697faffb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -8469,14 +8469,14 @@ factors bound at the specific regions.")
 (define-public r-gkmsvm
   (package
     (name "r-gkmsvm")
-    (version "0.71.0")
+    (version "0.79.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "gkmSVM" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1zpxgxmf2nd5j5wn00ps6kfxr8wxh7d1swr1rr4spq7sj5z5z0k0"))))
+         "04dakbgfvfalz4rm4fvvybp506dn5fbj5g86ybfhrc6wywjllsz3"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "gkmSVM")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs