diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 935d080c0f..ea73186c20 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -8294,14 +8294,14 @@ secondary structure and comparative analysis in R.")
 (define-public r-rhtslib
   (package
     (name "r-rhtslib")
-    (version "1.16.1")
+    (version "1.16.2")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "Rhtslib" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "178zbrm221rwhbjk7j2v9g5ra44k0xg7c5abhd810m3g7snma8k8"))))
+         "07qaqj2hypmrg40m3pci082bzar6wi10dh77r4a8x74dfppcwdzf"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "Rhtslib")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     ;; Without this a temporary directory ends up in the Rhtslib.so binary,