diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index d3e8b77edc..238c01a51f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -15393,14 +15393,14 @@ (define-public r-dir-expiry
 (define-public r-basilisk-utils
   (package
     (name "r-basilisk-utils")
-    (version "1.6.0")
+    (version "1.8.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "basilisk.utils" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0578rq2yz24sv7anb7vp0a0y35944ag1l8ca6haanb03wl97wm99"))))
+         "1jnqv0rlljkq27rd4ixl763v335f2aanm4fzr386yc81fj4vnmhk"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "basilisk.utils")))
     (build-system r-build-system)