diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 1ac5b7caa1..da4afc7747 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -9447,14 +9447,14 @@ previously been used in XCMS.")
 (define-public r-affyio
   (package
     (name "r-affyio")
-    (version "1.48.0")
+    (version "1.50.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "affyio" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1pzzp3d3dbmyf34gvivfiprkpscn36rgvhrq853a1d3avcwr5ak9"))))
+         "0sh5wnnchyfpq5n6rchbqmb27byn7kdzn5rgran6i39c81i5z22n"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-zlibbioc" ,r-zlibbioc)))