diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 1462c31f2e..a30b779117 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -5583,14 +5583,14 @@ Enrichment Analysis} (GSEA).")
 (define-public r-category
   (package
     (name "r-category")
-    (version "2.40.0")
+    (version "2.42.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "Category" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "16ncwz7b4y48k0p3fvbrbmvf7nfz63li9ysgcl8kp9kl4hg7llng"))))
+         "0swcmihyjg0fhaaydl9hm24aj9zffw3bibza9y6sqs6jaqd97f09"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "Category")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs