diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index ebfb15a065..cc6c8d2279 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1382,13 +1382,13 @@ (define-public r-markdown
 (define-public r-yaml
   (package
     (name "r-yaml")
-    (version "2.2.0")
+    (version "2.2.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "yaml" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0in562nd0i23cg91a8kdbqgim656fgscykwi0icsnq53xj3srg2m"))))
+                "10r7g26x73am45niigm3k466030nymnr3v3fjljafzrr5aybf58i"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/yaml/")
     (synopsis "Methods to convert R data to YAML and back")