diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 6d1ead2358..b709d24578 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -12447,16 +12447,17 @@ (define-public r-catdap
 (define-public r-catdata
   (package
     (name "r-catdata")
-    (version "1.2.3")
+    (version "1.2.4")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "catdata" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1d4zndlq2ngjhhqg9d6xi84ddfx262pl63gfw8qhq9m3w7z2dklx"))))
+                "1gvibnjfrjdsxx4jks29hhk3dfsm23nxnbwd5p8w67nxr4n6qn0w"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "catdata")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs (list r-mass))
+    (native-inputs (list r-knitr))
     (home-page "https://cran.r-project.org/package=catdata")
     (synopsis
      "Datasets and examples used in the book @emph{Regression for Categorical Data}")