diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 1869e100fd..4ada53d3f5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -14161,13 +14161,13 @@ (define-public r-sparql
 (define-public r-bookdown
   (package
     (name "r-bookdown")
-    (version "0.19")
+    (version "0.20")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "bookdown" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "137l0cyzw9ij2l3zyk3mm1k2db9vhbax6c9y4rydvh4i9gka5vlq"))))
+                "0gnshkp1aj7f29sjkhzxn890hz39nwaqdln61x8apmrc658nacdg"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-htmltools" ,r-htmltools)