diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh
index c4e89e90c..4eaa14160 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # install R
-sudo apt-get install -y r-base
+osLabel=$(getOSVersionLabel)
+
+sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys E298A3A825C0D65DFD57CBB651716619E084DAB9
+sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://cloud.r-project.org/bin/linux/ubuntu $osLabel-cran40/"
+
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install r-base
 version=$(R --version | grep "R version" | cut -d " " -f 3)
 
 DocumentInstalledItem "R $version"