diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 3127750138..01972a6bc6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -33453,14 +33453,14 @@ and reproducible way.")
 (define-public r-rsconnect
   (package
     (name "r-rsconnect")
-    (version "1.2.2")
+    (version "1.3.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "rsconnect" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "19n0j7g2yy45qp5zgs5lz1cm1d7p6d0h8bwqcsfp9mnr2zzc0yr5"))))
+         "0msmrdw7933xics464asyy9v2gm5b4jb8gr4nfhy54x45n1qmpj7"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "rsconnect")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -33477,7 +33477,7 @@ and reproducible way.")
            r-rstudioapi
            r-yaml))
     (native-inputs
-     (list r-knitr))
+     (list r-knitr r-rmarkdown))
     (home-page "https://github.com/rstudio/rsconnect")
     (synopsis "Deployment interface for R Markdown documents and Shiny applications")
     (description