diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index 6645603240..9ff8a2936e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -1645,13 +1645,13 @@ arbitrary genomic intervals along chromosomal ideogram.")
 (define-public r-iranges
   (package
     (name "r-iranges")
-    (version "2.26.0")
+    (version "2.28.0")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "IRanges" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0dzj8wqbjzilh2dsaj3ylx958xqrv0c688ayfq2r1z7rs75qy7kx"))))
+                "07zs231wbfwwc1c1165rhp711fbss40p9l8kyjjv9flzpr3hr1pg"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "IRanges")))
     (build-system r-build-system)