diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 175489b1ba..f13d663e90 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -954,13 +954,13 @@ (define-public r-illuminahumanmethylationepicanno-ilm10b4-hg19
 (define-public r-org-ce-eg-db
   (package
     (name "r-org-ce-eg-db")
-    (version "3.7.0")
+    (version "3.18.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "org.Ce.eg.db" version 'annotation))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1w5br1ss4ha8wv4v2saj7cmbjc2jw0dyj2f2y269l078z31wcnaz"))))
+                "1fsbrbby6ka2xdsbp8b10nid99w6lkvb7pyn8gv3dsn8p9p6mc5q"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "org.Ce.eg.db")))
     (build-system r-build-system)