diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 105bb520fe..1c0cafabea 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -4110,13 +4110,13 @@ (define-public r-biocgenerics
 (define-public r-breakpointr
   (package
     (name "r-breakpointr")
-    (version "1.16.0")
+    (version "1.18.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "breakpointR" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0j1f43lhgkapjyxlil9fflqh9nf3andhmvirdcv45y60wvljn4gx"))))
+                "001n99lilymgqxmpi4v89gw60j1mx13rvppv1ff1pbnk1zcmg53n"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "breakpointR")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs