diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index f882f545f0..e7f0630254 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1578,13 +1578,13 @@ (define-public r-yaml
 (define-public r-knitr
   (package
     (name "r-knitr")
-    (version "1.44")
+    (version "1.45")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "knitr" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "015ylljvx0q2himch4k813021nvh0l7p5x3aqdkj3w0ax8x8k3ki"))))
+                "1yw4fnzm8lvh6kpcdlvr1fahz7421h5mmaris58zlgn57fjxwbpf"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      (list r-evaluate r-highr r-xfun r-yaml))