diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index a38dae096d..f2ee16f30e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -937,14 +937,14 @@ solution for sending email, including attachments, from within R.")
 (define-public r-stringi
   (package
     (name "r-stringi")
-    (version "1.1.5")
+    (version "1.1.6")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "stringi" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1wh20is24lmzhcd9487ckv7r19009fyz4is3ianp3ky69vy8a7k5"))))
+         "122im5m8x9bqpahc0hbxmvdq6hnsmgnxwwyjpvbihyv2jq5kd44m"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (inputs `(("icu4c" ,icu4c)))
     (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))