diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-biocneighbors/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-biocneighbors/package.py
index 54cc44f1585..d70fd468943 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-biocneighbors/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-biocneighbors/package.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class RBiocneighbors(RPackage):
 
     bioc = "BiocNeighbors"
 
+    version("1.18.0", commit="4b19ef2a76baa0b001c426bad540ab9295bec78e")
     version("1.16.0", commit="3b227beead424314aab5ef847222f8f4243c684f")
     version("1.14.0", commit="670a1bd4d82636d28fbff50cea2157e16bb1a858")
     version("1.12.0", commit="3c8a290f75adc944b408e6e77a36f3a0c1509c4c")