diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 56ee6ae4ce..961f994266 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -13616,13 +13616,13 @@ (define-public r-sparql
 (define-public r-bookdown
   (package
     (name "r-bookdown")
-    (version "0.16")
+    (version "0.17")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "bookdown" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1gwgvx1yg6q3wccnhidr3gshdvlgr42i4pvlg4h29kpsa7smjiv1"))))
+                "10b4gnd6z3w13pysqqan43blxcbk7bgbzc7wr83b23ag1lh2n40j"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-htmltools" ,r-htmltools)