diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 2766368af9..ffc0b30f5d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -9988,14 +9988,14 @@ (define-public r-zip
 (define-public r-openxlsx
   (package
     (name "r-openxlsx")
-    (version "4.2.5.1")
+    (version "4.2.5.2")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "openxlsx" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1j2516plvlrp7l0mw7xqjhjjcidfdnfsybdhi2bx3n0910w29lk4"))))
+         "0rwvzhk2brhbf1cdpg5jmwiwx5jhr9ybzvnhw0pg4bl3wpkqjw7f"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      (list r-rcpp r-stringi r-zip))