diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-genomeinfodb/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-genomeinfodb/package.py
index 214f88e4d3..222dfcf679 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-genomeinfodb/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-genomeinfodb/package.py
@@ -34,12 +34,17 @@ class RGenomeinfodb(RPackage):
     homepage = "https://bioconductor.org/packages/GenomeInfoDb/"
     git      = "https://git.bioconductor.org/packages/GenomeInfoDb.git"
 
+    version('1.16.0', commit='6543dad89bbc2c275010b329eb114b237fd712fa')
     version('1.14.0', commit='4978308a57d887b764cc4ce83724ca1758f580f6')
     version('1.12.3', commit='2deef3f0571b7f622483257bc22d2509ab5a0369')
 
     depends_on('r-biocgenerics', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-biocgenerics@0.13.8:', when='@1.16.0', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-s4vectors', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-s4vectors@0.17.25:', when='@1.16.0', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-iranges', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-iranges@2.13.12:', when='@1.16.0', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-rcurl', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-genomeinfodbdata', type=('build', 'run'))
-    depends_on('r@3.4.0:3.4.9', when='@1.12.3:')
+    depends_on('r@3.4.0:3.4.9', when='@1.12.3', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r@3.5.0:3.5.9', when='@1.16.0', type=('build', 'run'))