diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index f607cf697f..9013bcb443 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -5554,13 +5554,13 @@ most popular ones.")
 (define-public r-sp
   (package
     (name "r-sp")
-    (version "1.5-1")
+    (version "1.6-0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "sp" version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "1pr9yb2wqapyizdfpi7zqd4a5b40q58czbfj6svvp2fkh6sfmfb9"))))
+        (base32 "1npwz49qmlqz46jrwlmv4929hb3wv3whxzj1bplyipp7h2z7z5zm"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      (list r-lattice))