diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-biostrings/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-biostrings/package.py
index 9ee31f399fb..2297a0a0544 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-biostrings/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-biostrings/package.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class RBiostrings(RPackage):
 
     bioc = "Biostrings"
 
+    version("2.68.0", commit="f28b7838fb8321a9956506b3d2f4af2740bca124")
     version("2.66.0", commit="3470ca7da798971e2c3a595d8dc8d0d86f14dc53")
     version("2.64.1", commit="ffe263e958463bd1edb5d5d9316cfd89905be53c")
     version("2.64.0", commit="c7ad3c7af607bc8fe4a5e1c37f09e6c9bf70b4f6")