diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index e973fff409..744744e99f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -4993,7 +4993,7 @@ throughput genetic sequencing data sets using regression methods.")
 (define-public r-qtl
  (package
   (name "r-qtl")
-  (version "1.38-4")
+  (version "1.39-5")
   (source
    (origin
     (method url-fetch)
@@ -5001,7 +5001,7 @@ throughput genetic sequencing data sets using regression methods.")
                         version ".tar.gz"))
     (sha256
      (base32
-      "0rv9xhp8lyldpgwxqirhyjqvg07dr5x4x1x2jpyj37dada9ccyx3"))))
+      "1grwgvyv7x0dgay1858bg7qf4wk47gpnq7qkqpcda9cn0h970d6f"))))
   (build-system r-build-system)
   (home-page "http://rqtl.org/")
   (synopsis "R package for analyzing QTL experiments in genetics")