diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 166cdde833c1e83124cd87f889e0534b5d519758..d2bcf4aabd65b35aa30d90e5c79944a9289e2a89 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -2576,14 +2576,14 @@ (define-public r-rprojroot
 (define-public r-rmarkdown
   (package
     (name "r-rmarkdown")
-    (version "1.8")
+    (version "1.9")
     (source
       (origin
         (method url-fetch)
         (uri (cran-uri "rmarkdown" version))
         (sha256
           (base32
-            "0q1y1qx87xp6vf9h7mfl77rqhmd01xl53l9ap9qj99bfvpabb572"))))
+            "0wq6kbhrkv3fhcy4hg5yyv9gdvf8gr4nsjwdifs4ih8lnn0dmdyb"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "rmarkdown")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs