diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 98c5db48e5d..5840c2fdfd2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -3125,13 +3125,13 @@ pure C implementation of the Git core methods.")
 (define-public r-rstudioapi
   (package
     (name "r-rstudioapi")
-    (version "0.16.0")
+    (version "0.17.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "rstudioapi" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1rjgxn7p15a69vfkhwrxywag6w9k4ccnklpvhr1sb1wy35ksizvl"))))
+                "029rbfdw9b57mcnx8yblgrwd79v47ky068mr3w9p61lnr21zjzk1"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      (list r-knitr))