diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index e78d24c514..466008c269 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -3195,14 +3195,14 @@ the Human Protein Atlas project.")
 (define-public r-rhtslib
   (package
     (name "r-rhtslib")
-    (version "1.22.0")
+    (version "1.24.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "Rhtslib" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "18wag2jnpda6078xjkpfdvar1gkb2myhw83gg03l39sabh35qya4"))))
+         "0acpgv98529ic2i2k03knz05akb6h51wbz7sr5zgi8gk4nmawrlf"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "Rhtslib")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     ;; Without this a temporary directory ends up in the Rhtslib.so binary,