diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 6d540d3550..06cdd3c06f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -2503,14 +2503,14 @@ (define-public r-scatterplot3d
 (define-public r-ggridges
   (package
     (name "r-ggridges")
-    (version "0.5.0")
+    (version "0.5.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "ggridges" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1znvsbl3px8dddpjgdrygnpz4s685wizi0jnjvx2hrz58i0chjqj"))))
+         "0dhwcpy785ac2ny5bjp284595nnybi3554wd0yffsli0vzf7ry01"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-ggplot2" ,r-ggplot2)