diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 7bc57133cf..0a625fd93d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -768,14 +768,14 @@ and to generate base64 encoded string from raster matrix.")
 (define-public r-svglite
   (package
     (name "r-svglite")
-    (version "1.1.0")
+    (version "1.2.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "svglite" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "11ryicjglfi6jvkk4jgg5kra42qbs5z2zid7jjhlslpjcljfwc70"))))
+         "1s1gvmlmmna5y4jsn9h6438pg5b86fl4nwfvkgm6n4h6ljfgqyx3"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (native-inputs  `(("r-rcpp" ,r-rcpp)))
     (propagated-inputs