diff --git a/math/R-cran-lme4/Makefile b/math/R-cran-lme4/Makefile
index f51780f037d5..17697bead266 100644
--- a/math/R-cran-lme4/Makefile
+++ b/math/R-cran-lme4/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PORTNAME=	lme4
-DISTVERSION=	1.1-35.2
+DISTVERSION=	1.1-35.3
 CATEGORIES=	math
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}_${DISTVERSION}
 
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ CRAN_DEPENDS=	R-cran-minqa>=1.1.15:math/R-cran-minqa \
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${CRAN_DEPENDS}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${CRAN_DEPENDS}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	R-cran-knitr>0:print/R-cran-knitr \
-		R-cran-optimx>0:misc/R-cran-optimx
+		R-cran-optimx>0:misc/R-cran-optimx \
+		R-cran-ggplot2>0:graphics/R-cran-ggplot2
 
 USES=		cran:auto-plist,compiles
 
diff --git a/math/R-cran-lme4/distinfo b/math/R-cran-lme4/distinfo
index abcae538396a..71d1f8c1b126 100644
--- a/math/R-cran-lme4/distinfo
+++ b/math/R-cran-lme4/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1711698138
-SHA256 (lme4_1.1-35.2.tar.gz) = ec46247c9bb4a512e9ee7526f5dafbfd8925bc23adbbe181874959adee9e7b5b
-SIZE (lme4_1.1-35.2.tar.gz) = 2943611
+TIMESTAMP = 1713342169
+SHA256 (lme4_1.1-35.3.tar.gz) = b4875c127c6c3a74d74fd4894817858c482d8bcf72b63e48e84834e0293f4346
+SIZE (lme4_1.1-35.3.tar.gz) = 2942302