diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index cd8bcedcc1..0523a1a6a3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -11883,14 +11883,14 @@ repeated measures data, respectively.")
 (define-public r-gam
   (package
     (name "r-gam")
-    (version "1.20.2")
+    (version "1.22")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "gam" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1ndgnaq5fk1w6l6z93w5gd22887yxkykrchbdbx366qmz8v8wcyg"))))
+         "0gyrg73f63ccars1639n0gv6cnh8ixp7p7lgdxb2yjl240lk0c9i"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "gam")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs