diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 86092a8847..d6c982fbde 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -10730,13 +10730,13 @@ visualizations for publication-quality multi-panel figures.")
 (define-public r-fithic
   (package
     (name "r-fithic")
-    (version "1.6.0")
+    (version "1.8.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "FitHiC" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "06w4q836bi1mvkbl1saghv4r5p4hxpjg8cp7kgad13ls450kqmyd"))))
+                "15xd8mz7660q4zr9p74mq1pqps4iz7pxp8f9ifn21gwg94aq1avn"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "FitHiC")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs