diff --git a/roles/devel/tasks/main.yml b/roles/devel/tasks/main.yml
index 818f933..d2b16f0 100644
--- a/roles/devel/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/devel/tasks/main.yml
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
         - rhino
         - sbcl
         - golang
+        - r-base-core
 
 -   name: Install misc languages on Ubuntu
     apt: name={{ item }} state=latest