diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 77623c4663..11611954e7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -39292,14 +39292,14 @@ (define-public r-ragg
 (define-public r-downlit
   (package
     (name "r-downlit")
-    (version "0.4.3")
+    (version "0.4.4")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "downlit" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1gdk6rj3539vnm979spd8py0rpvlaniyiy336abi39g8xjcbw3vc"))))
+         "0a7q90623ahcadqg0b3a0qylachq7nghf50f0v0lip2axvf7ghsm"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "downlit")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs