diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 0b4931dd2a..67526fe0ff 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -7488,14 +7488,14 @@ (define-public r-zlog
 (define-public r-vctrs
   (package
     (name "r-vctrs")
-    (version "0.5.0")
+    (version "0.5.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "vctrs" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "11pnblg2fpa3lr5hbiyw6w7wvlkdvqw35wxrkffcxnlxqc9jwdvw"))))
+         "01yv85rjpn9cz4473m768awrcaif51ffjh29p097c7pj2zvq4ya9"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      (list r-cli r-glue r-lifecycle r-rlang))