diff --git a/dev/appveyor-install-dependencies.ps1 b/dev/appveyor-install-dependencies.ps1
index 8edd8f495b0fb..85e0df68d2672 100644
--- a/dev/appveyor-install-dependencies.ps1
+++ b/dev/appveyor-install-dependencies.ps1
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ $env:Path += ";$env:HADOOP_HOME\bin"
 Pop-Location
 
 # ========================== R
-$rVer = "3.6.0"
+$rVer = "3.6.1"
 $rToolsVer = "3.5.1"
 
 InstallR