diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 2b7d1fe77d..36e12ed00a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -4961,13 +4961,13 @@ samples.")
 (define-public r-genomicalignments
   (package
     (name "r-genomicalignments")
-    (version "1.8.0")
+    (version "1.8.4")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "GenomicAlignments" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1y4qgqxq8dax9swgl59m6i7ggjpqrjllgx87b9vwls3z0nf1i6xj"))))
+                "1cccvalmm83ilk1kpq31ll8kdy9xclsr4pm4mlcc7bmp0rwkd2p2"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "GenomicAlignments")))
     (build-system r-build-system)