diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 5a3819f6ef..2812ef04d2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -1387,14 +1387,14 @@ (define-public r-ripseeker
 (define-public r-multtest
   (package
     (name "r-multtest")
-    (version "2.40.0")
+    (version "2.42.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "multtest" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0vy9wk1111qm69xy4r4n01b9rw60dsrcj2169jd45yiq63cdq7bv"))))
+         "0qna9lx76ldsfy8qf5xmhl4ymqfkj29m1gdqhph06s470c8mwari"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-survival" ,r-survival)