diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 0de3b724c5..1e27efb3b6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -1620,14 +1620,14 @@ Analysis Approach Using R.  Chapman-Hall, 2019,
 (define-public r-vegan
   (package
     (name "r-vegan")
-    (version "2.5-7")
+    (version "2.6-2")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "vegan" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0aj6m9l1vkh32sar6fyvq4p8j4h2f2f347w1300qnzgaa5lmhfz6"))))
+         "0nf0ny6jzfy135xiygzzkr0y55y8g27hrbk8c869plarr48d2xxb"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      (list r-knitr ; needed for vignettes