diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-beachmat/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-beachmat/package.py
index 94c3be10892..a5ede9724b6 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-beachmat/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-beachmat/package.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class RBeachmat(RPackage):
 
     bioc = "beachmat"
 
+    version("2.16.0", commit="4cc8e50dcae767a2ef84ffc7a581ea182f05f300")
     version("2.14.0", commit="5a4b85f4a22f3447f12d03157ab95de73f6137c6")
     version("2.12.0", commit="3e6af145bdcdf0a0b722d8256ba1a38b8a36b2f5")
     version("2.10.0", commit="b7cc532d4a5b26d9073135cc9945258ea08e5079")
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ class RBeachmat(RPackage):
     depends_on("r-delayedarray@0.15.14:", type=("build", "run"), when="@2.6.4")
     depends_on("r-biocgenerics", type=("build", "run"), when="@1.4.0:")
     depends_on("r-matrix", type=("build", "run"), when="@2.6.4:")
-    depends_on("r-rcpp@0.12.14:", type=("build", "run"), when="@1.0.2:1.4.0")
     depends_on("r-rcpp", type=("build", "run"), when="@2.10.0:")
 
     depends_on("r-rhdf5lib", type=("build", "run"), when="@1.0.2:1.4.0")