diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index fc7ae83c11..70ab7fc953 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -554,14 +554,14 @@ (define-public r-nnet
 (define-public r-rpart
   (package
     (name "r-rpart")
-    (version "4.1-11")
+    (version "4.1-12")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "rpart" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "165djqj7lk81jr7z5fwccq3h7ayys26hx1kj9hndvg2rkyaq1arq"))))
+         "177p03w4m0qshb3sqkdyixim3f44g2an31v3vlbjmpzjvd5ff6yq"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rpart")
     (synopsis "Recursive partitioning and regression trees")