diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 4420b06414..8ccb3e7853 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -11496,14 +11496,14 @@ (define-public r-flextable
 (define-public r-writexl
   (package
     (name "r-writexl")
-    (version "1.4.1")
+    (version "1.4.2")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "writexl" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1qhf7p14mijdyl5i40gfpzgvdflcs6s8xnwrabsnjxpa17xbamkn"))))
+         "09whcadnwqcshicbhv1vnvdai087yimmnz9lvc3rld5nn8z66xcg"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (inputs (list zlib))
     (home-page "https://github.com/ropensci/writexl")