diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index c76bf643cd..e0f95bfe11 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -2212,14 +2212,14 @@ (define-public r-desc
 (define-public r-commonmark
   (package
     (name "r-commonmark")
-    (version "1.5")
+    (version "1.6")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "commonmark" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1jwx5rgm0ypd9a3v4jd9za4a644rdzhk1n4dvmgkj9hdpwsida3z"))))
+         "1xymqncf8byqxzpx64zlp6vbx7gry572jkr2ax0zlavr8bli861x"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/commonmark")
     (synopsis "CommonMark and Github Markdown Rendering in R")