diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 4743999ace..f0f1c934fd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -2060,7 +2060,7 @@ (define-public deeptools
 (define-public diamond
   (package
     (name "diamond")
-    (version "0.9.11")
+    (version "0.9.12")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ (define-public diamond
               (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1yqil5531p35xkqa44x75vvq8s7w8kqjqn1p5hf1nh0d91j9ihby"))))
+                "1zrnr59pqdg56wxfdx3xg4h4d8fa14cxq5kfmc3q88hxrj42rqgs"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f ; no "check" target