diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 6e4bdb64ae..9b66b2f2cc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -4050,13 +4050,13 @@ (define-public r-matrixstats
 (define-public r-viridis
   (package
     (name "r-viridis")
-    (version "0.6.1")
+    (version "0.6.2")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "viridis" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1fyax36ycjiypcnxhrv58pq67qv03vfg4lx822d38jpjly54q128"))))
+                "048kwhbhd49g86cq11fl7vm0whwhjl5gs9xjn040lwcjv78qrdb9"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-ggplot2" ,r-ggplot2)