diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 555d4aebb8..f8f9102716 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -6582,14 +6582,14 @@ Enrichment Analysis} (GSEA).")
 (define-public r-category
   (package
     (name "r-category")
-    (version "2.46.0")
+    (version "2.48.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "Category" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "03wfqa8d1dgwsm327zl2mpkq7dq3mzhq12598qz3ylfhrwplbgx0"))))
+         "1jdm83bwdfhpfm1y6hwgvxzj6l83h1bdkqv23799kzywnwm016kv"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "Category")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs