diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-pkgload/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-pkgload/package.py
index 952144c7c5..918dcaa752 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-pkgload/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-pkgload/package.py
@@ -7,14 +7,21 @@
 
 
 class RPkgload(RPackage):
-    """pkgload: Simulate Package Installation and Attach"""
+    """Simulate Package Installation and Attach
+
+    Simulates the process of installing a package and then attaching it. This
+    is a key part of the 'devtools' package as it allows you to rapidly iterate
+    while developing a package."""
 
     homepage = "https://cloud.r-project.org/package=pkgload"
     url      = "https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/pkgload_1.0.2.tar.gz"
     list_url = "https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/pkgload/"
 
+    version('1.1.0', sha256='189d460dbba2b35fa15dd59ce832df252dfa654a5acee0c9a8471b4d70477b0d')
     version('1.0.2', sha256='3186564e690fb05eabe76e1ac0bfd4312562c3ac8794b29f8850399515dcf27c')
 
+    depends_on('r-cli', when='@1.1.0:', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-crayon', when='@1.1.0:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-desc', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-pkgbuild', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-rlang', type=('build', 'run'))