diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index b0e8b9d2b4..fc16a3fee1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1514,13 +1514,13 @@ (define-public r-mime
 (define-public r-markdown
   (package
     (name "r-markdown")
-    (version "1.1")
+    (version "1.3")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "markdown" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "06zwbrp14bri3470anadd7dvgmw06xf8df6v2pk64wx3f9sd934d"))))
+                "1w9hrc745zwgsnmr72jkwfh22xqgdsq089qcajlc69xrwya3wxxi"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     ;; Skip check phase because the tests require the r-knitr package to be
     ;; installed. This prevents installation failures. Knitr normally
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ (define-public r-markdown
     ;; package.
     (arguments `(#:tests? #f))
     (propagated-inputs
-     (list r-mime r-xfun))
+     (list r-commonmark r-mime r-xfun))
     (home-page "https://github.com/rstudio/markdown")
     (synopsis "Markdown rendering for R")
     (description