diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 2b586dc532..6898e07de2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -7240,14 +7240,14 @@ (define-public r-bsgenome
 (define-public r-category
   (package
     (name "r-category")
-    (version "2.68.0")
+    (version "2.70.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "Category" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "19qyxqky1gsrjylmc2h0sndbqlk2ibrps7123gqwn19p8kg4nhf0"))))
+         "0paz6h8rsbqvlxxj4di8cl76aybgjr842z5gdv8xi6c2d7zwbclw"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "Category")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs