diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index bb3f081112..2658d380af 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -11307,9 +11307,9 @@ (define-public pigx-scrnaseq
 based methods.")
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
-(define-public pigx-sars-cov2-ww
+(define-public pigx-sars-cov-2
   (package
-    (name "pigx-sars-cov2-ww")
+    (name "pigx-sars-cov-2")
     (version "0.0.5")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
@@ -11373,6 +11373,9 @@ (define-public pigx-sars-cov2-ww
 variant abundance over time and location.")
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
+(define-public pigx-sars-cov2-ww
+  (deprecated-package "pigx-sars-cov2-ww" pigx-sars-cov-2))
+
 (define-public pigx
   (package
     (name "pigx")