diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 8a2d74838b..006fecf825 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -17531,19 +17531,21 @@ (define-public r-sitmo
 (define-public r-dqrng
   (package
     (name "r-dqrng")
-    (version "0.2.1")
+    (version "0.3.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "dqrng" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0rp8q5zijlvaqmpnkwr314w9w40sj4fz7sqsdgsffcfvn42w2jg1"))))
+         "1fwsldqcri2lccna4icbmmlqic3w4xyjm7rn0xmikrsw4kzapvjb"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-bh" ,r-bh)
        ("r-rcpp" ,r-rcpp)
        ("r-sitmo" ,r-sitmo)))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("r-knitr" ,r-knitr)))
     (home-page "https://www.daqana.org/dqrng")
     (synopsis "Fast pseudo random number generators")
     (description