diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
index a06af1b7d8..476dbf332e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioconductor.scm
@@ -10169,14 +10169,14 @@ This algorithm is based on the publication by Hart et al., 2013 (Pubmed ID
 (define-public r-rbowtie2
   (package
     (name "r-rbowtie2")
-    (version "2.0.0")
+    (version "2.2.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "Rbowtie2" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0xpvrx2ak9x913sym4l46ycwbnmpcdwb3bf3dfd2gsp0krv8vh1x"))))
+         "0dhdx27vrkhd4fak0qb5q9amlcpi97xhf3ry39zk0ifx5zpjynkg"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "Rbowtie2")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs