diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 7689600a4d..f11cbbb736 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -6967,13 +6967,13 @@ names in their natural, rather than lexicographic, order.")
 (define-public r-edger
   (package
     (name "r-edger")
-    (version "3.20.2")
+    (version "3.20.8")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (bioconductor-uri "edgeR" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0j5s3i33qmld9l7gs1rzpv601zxyqz711x8mq35hml088c8s99w9"))))
+                "0g7bj6w61blw3m22hw9rc01n554k9qkjizh7njr3j4shmhads58d"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "edgeR")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs