diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 720ad3f2cd..7caf3c379b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -1421,13 +1421,13 @@ of Bioconductor.")
 (define-public r-biocgenerics
   (package
     (name "r-biocgenerics")
-    (version "0.38.0")
+    (version "0.40.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "BiocGenerics" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1kv7lzmyki3hi771v01nml1v1hzz8pyhqqv0xcdzqy354mlgx4m6"))))
+                "0nr5x4r8f2krnfrxm7wrzgzr7nbljypi985cbwx5hxhn95zmfifh"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "BiocGenerics")))
     (build-system r-build-system)