diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 60e7ff7e96..1697db233d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -8963,14 +8963,14 @@ (define-public r-moonbook
 (define-public r-flextable
   (package
     (name "r-flextable")
-    (version "0.6.7")
+    (version "0.6.8")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "flextable" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0yj9d84h4387vib988qqjzvknsdy4j8h7dd13ki7gqs443hzlnrd"))))
+         "1b4hyrarxbk4d1ma5gy162b13nm5r5ysi049bxgcfim50rh40igs"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-base64enc" ,r-base64enc)