diff --git a/src/segments/r.go b/src/segments/r.go
index 8d095bb1..547adaf0 100644
--- a/src/segments/r.go
+++ b/src/segments/r.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func (r *R) Template() string {
 }
 
 func (r *R) Init(props properties.Properties, env environment.Environment) {
-	rRegex := `R (scripting front-end )?version (?P<version>((?P<major>[0-9]+).(?P<minor>[0-9]+).(?P<patch>[0-9]+)))`
+	rRegex := `version (?P<version>((?P<major>[0-9]+).(?P<minor>[0-9]+).(?P<patch>[0-9]+)))`
 	r.language = language{
 		env:        env,
 		props:      props,
diff --git a/src/segments/r_test.go b/src/segments/r_test.go
index 994addec..a1403c80 100644
--- a/src/segments/r_test.go
+++ b/src/segments/r_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ func TestR(t *testing.T) {
 		HasRexe        bool
 		Version        string
 	}{
+		{Case: "Rscript 4.2.0", ExpectedString: "4.2.0", HasRscript: true, Version: "Rscript (R) version 4.2.0 (2022-04-22)"},
 		{Case: "Rscript 4.1.3", ExpectedString: "4.1.3", HasRscript: true, Version: "R scripting front-end version 4.1.3 (2022-03-10)"},
 		{Case: "Rscript 4.1.3 patched", ExpectedString: "4.1.3", HasRscript: true, Version: "R scripting front-end version 4.1.3 Patched (2022-03-10 r81896)"},
 		{Case: "Rscript 4.0.0", ExpectedString: "4.0.0", HasRscript: true, Version: "R scripting front-end version 4.0.0 (2020-04-24)"},