diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml b/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml
index 6269b55..8ed7172 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-bioc.yml
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         config:
-          - { os: ubuntu-latest, r: '4.4', bioc: '3.20', cont: "bioconductor/bioconductor_docker:devel", rspm: "https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/cran/__linux__/jammy/latest"}
-          - { os: macOS-latest, r: '4.4', bioc: '3.20'}
-          - { os: windows-latest, r: '4.4', bioc: '3.20'}
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest, r: '4.5', bioc: '3.21', cont: "bioconductor/bioconductor_docker:devel", rspm: "https://packagemanager.rstudio.com/cran/__linux__/jammy/latest"}
+          - { os: macOS-latest, r: '4.4.3', bioc: '3.20'}
+          - { os: windows-latest, r: '4.4.3', bioc: '3.20'}
           ## Check https://github.com/r-lib/actions/tree/master/examples
           ## for examples using the http-user-agent
     env:
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index d526f07..7cab804 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: SparseSignatures
-Version: 2.16.0
-Date: 2024-10-31
+Version: 2.18.0
+Date: 2025-03-26
 Title: SparseSignatures
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Daniele", "Ramazzotti", role=c("aut"),email="daniele.ramazzotti@unimib.it",