diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 1fe57d0ac6..fb4cbfc8e7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -6561,14 +6561,14 @@ (define-public r-rcppspdlog
 (define-public r-rcppthread
   (package
     (name "r-rcppthread")
-    (version "2.1.6")
+    (version "2.1.7")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "RcppThread" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1997ka0dd36d79fb4crqq0ar3bgzdv4mw5hd6v2pmq7555g0qiz9"))))
+         "1s5v4fa59gmjcd0cn7q7zy67ww9zwnly4apbgr87x9qkzgzbmpl8"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "RcppThread")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (native-inputs (list r-r-rsp))