diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 5bad0a5a45..da70b19891 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -684,13 +684,13 @@ effects of different types of color-blindness.")
 (define-public r-digest
   (package
     (name "r-digest")
-    (version "0.6.10")
+    (version "0.6.12")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "digest" version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "07825781nl85gx3pqskc04ywgs0f874qj9z2nyrwz7h0aqks0l8c"))))
+        (base32 "1awy9phxdvqnadby7rvwy2hkbrj210bqf4xvi27asdq028zlcyd4"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     ;; Vignettes require r-knitr, which requires r-digest, so we have to
     ;; disable them and the tests.