diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index a3d38aa4c5..16536302f2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -8291,14 +8291,14 @@ GenomicRanges Bioconductor package.")
 (define-public r-copywriter
   (package
     (name "r-copywriter")
-    (version "2.6.0")
+    (version "2.8.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (bioconductor-uri "CopywriteR" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1bwwnsyk7cpgwkagsnn5mv6fv233b0rkhjvbadrh70h8m4anawfj"))))
+         "183nmrqmdf9syqljslvwv7mhs9ar5xizzq98imgsc80q0m25ncjf"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "CopywriteR")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs