diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 7c5fddb0a0f87fb13b7567254e4d7aa4b19c9615..b5fed6451074fd6e2111821a2d3815b343d4eabc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -3161,13 +3161,13 @@ (define-public r-domc
 (define-public r-dt
   (package
     (name "r-dt")
-    (version "0.5")
+    (version "0.6")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "DT" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1s5d3sld4l8zygpkvprvlbqa0pm2cv1bm7h7p999wxlap28vnnqf"))))
+                "05kr88yshq6siarp5q7aapvsr63vx3p0aqablwgifn8m2sfqxmif"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "DT")))
     (build-system r-build-system)