diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index d8f3c6d3d..899a2c11d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'devel', http-user-agent: 'release'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'release'}
           - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'oldrel-1'}
-          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: '3.6'}
+          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: '4.1'}
 
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}