diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 61750500dc..fc766e08f5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -2182,14 +2182,14 @@ (define-public r-desc
 (define-public r-commonmark
   (package
     (name "r-commonmark")
-    (version "1.4")
+    (version "1.5")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "commonmark" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1vb8r9khpvcf0q7acv8rsplfjjwcll302bg5kp596cvn6aacypl6"))))
+         "1jwx5rgm0ypd9a3v4jd9za4a644rdzhk1n4dvmgkj9hdpwsida3z"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/commonmark")
     (synopsis "CommonMark and Github Markdown Rendering in R")