diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 1a08947c29..2c1149955d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -7667,13 +7667,13 @@ (define-public r-annotationdbi
 (define-public r-biomart
   (package
     (name "r-biomart")
-    (version "2.40.0")
+    (version "2.40.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "biomaRt" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1i457s91bn7n60bzw3zk4h64xgmawlrr6bq4z4cb7jlm04hdq8qm"))))
+                "1abl0c4qbhfqf9ixdp74183phm7s8rszrr5ldczm59b8vyng8rhx"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "biomaRt")))
     (build-system r-build-system)