diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 1c67b5ff19..2332082551 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -3211,14 +3211,14 @@ (define-public r-pkgbuild
 (define-public r-pkgload
   (package
     (name "r-pkgload")
-    (version "1.2.2")
+    (version "1.2.3")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "pkgload" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0yxvik8kij0mqlki46hf6xnbfvmxwk0r2a3zwjpg0fwcd2s835a8"))))
+         "0jdkaj5cl0viy0i0hkcm4n2wlg1mfv3camr7f385njfararfanhh"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-cli" ,r-cli)