diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-pkgbuild/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-pkgbuild/package.py
index e8170c1d5a..996930935e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-pkgbuild/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-pkgbuild/package.py
@@ -7,12 +7,17 @@
 
 
 class RPkgbuild(RPackage):
-    """pkgbuild: Find Tools Needed to Build R Packages"""
+    """Find Tools Needed to Build R Packages
+
+    Provides functions used to build R packages. Locates compilers needed to
+    build R packages on various platforms and ensures the PATH is configured
+    appropriately so R can use them."""
 
     homepage = "https://cloud.r-project.org/package=pkgbuild"
     url      = "https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/pkgbuild_1.0.3.tar.gz"
     list_url = "https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/pkgbuild/"
 
+    version('1.2.0', sha256='2e19308d3271fefd5e118c6d132d6a2511253b903620b5417892c72d2010a963')
     version('1.0.8', sha256='b149fcf3e98ef148945ff9f4272512cd03e21408c235ec6c0548167fd41219a1')
     version('1.0.4', sha256='2934efa5ff9ccfe1636d360aedec36713f3bb3128a493241dbb728d842ea3b5f')
     version('1.0.3', sha256='c93aceb499886e42bcd61eb7fb59e47a76c9ba5ab5349a426736d46c8ce21f4d')