diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 4e4b904fde4aa7b5ed3acf3c2ea9ae0ea3421b7d..aacf895fdadd35ebf0aa70a9acfd87f532fc68db 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1634,13 +1634,13 @@ (define-public r-testthat
 (define-public r-r6
   (package
     (name "r-r6")
-    (version "2.4.0")
+    (version "2.4.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "R6" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1kmbw2k5vvzwh3wwmn66mszpfny0z6k8dca980qgbxgvfh0i3gkh"))))
+                "0gma5z41mx02ka9h96xdyf3p6i1rx0izczrzj26c4mbnh9jgvc16"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/wch/R6/")
     (synopsis "Classes with reference semantics in R")