diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 8b22b55d06..b94c85f820 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -1368,14 +1368,14 @@ available in a vignette.")
 (define-public r-lava
   (package
     (name "r-lava")
-    (version "1.6")
+    (version "1.6.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "lava" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "02xf5d968raz9gnq5ywy04wz29xpdyca1hm79vbbg1mcxvzdl1dz"))))
+         "11k9npmzp3nk2qx0h1dwwfc37j4ddd9y54bppxby0ffnb8qlpw1k"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-numderiv" ,r-numderiv)