diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index bcd924e618e35a5579f5ee488c02305f4259667a..c6ba5487114f72754ddaa545b310a46f718e28c1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ (define-public crossmap
 (define-public cutadapt
   (package
     (name "cutadapt")
-    (version "1.12")
+    (version "1.14")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ (define-public cutadapt
               (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "19smhh6444ikn4jlmyhvffw4m5aw7yg07rqsk7arg8dkwyga1i4v"))))
+                "16gbpiwy4m48vq2h5wqar3i8vr6vcj9gcl2qvqim19x6ya9dp8kd"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases