diff --git a/docker/dockerfiles/r/Dockerfile b/docker/dockerfiles/r/Dockerfile
index 8403f9e9..8bf4b243 100644
--- a/docker/dockerfiles/r/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/dockerfiles/r/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # R container
-FROM rocker/verse:4.3.3
+FROM rocker/verse:4.4.1
 # based on Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (jammy)
 
 ENV TZ=Europe
diff --git a/docker/scripts/R/bioconductor.R b/docker/scripts/R/bioconductor.R
index e61459ae..2fc06891 100644
--- a/docker/scripts/R/bioconductor.R
+++ b/docker/scripts/R/bioconductor.R
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ library(devtools)
 for (package in packages) {
     tryCatch(
     {
-        BiocManager::install(package, version='3.18')
+        BiocManager::install(package, version='3.19')
     },
     error = function(e) {
         cat("Error occurred during package installation:\n")