diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 9aa5566cefc2a92da72c452f641873239a8b0ab4..c520a9904e4246d9c68e85cc25b79c166a5090fb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -5671,14 +5671,14 @@ (define-public r-gostats
 (define-public r-shortread
   (package
     (name "r-shortread")
-    (version "1.32.0")
+    (version "1.32.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "ShortRead" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0mjdlg92x5qw4x2djc4dv5lxwl7ai6ix56nnf86zr07jk8vc7yls"))))
+         "1m7lbfxs7xwcy9xs76zy5rky2mb96anvh457xfw60lh3kygwfpxc"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "ShortRead")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (inputs