diff --git a/.github/config-schema.json b/.github/config-schema.json
index a01d83c01ed4..22b938e0cab8 100644
--- a/.github/config-schema.json
+++ b/.github/config-schema.json
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@
           "Rsx"
         ],
         "detect_files": [
-          ".Rprofile"
+          "DESCRIPTION"
         ],
         "detect_folders": [
           ".Rproj.user"
@@ -5100,7 +5100,7 @@
         },
         "detect_files": {
           "default": [
-            ".Rprofile"
+            "DESCRIPTION"
           ],
           "type": "array",
           "items": {
diff --git a/src/configs/rlang.rs b/src/configs/rlang.rs
index 3982b723dcf0..c759f570f9a6 100644
--- a/src/configs/rlang.rs
+++ b/src/configs/rlang.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl<'a> Default for RLangConfig<'a> {
             symbol: "📐 ",
             disabled: false,
             detect_extensions: vec!["R", "Rd", "Rmd", "Rproj", "Rsx"],
-            detect_files: vec![".Rprofile"],
+            detect_files: vec!["DESCRIPTION"],
             detect_folders: vec![".Rproj.user"],
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/package.rs b/src/modules/package.rs
index 4c9f20b1574b..f72cb059bf3a 100644
--- a/src/modules/package.rs
+++ b/src/modules/package.rs
@@ -310,6 +310,13 @@ fn get_dart_pub_version(context: &Context, config: &PackageConfig) -> Option<Str
     format_version(raw_version, config.version_format)
 }
 
+fn get_rlang_version(context: &Context, config: &PackageConfig) -> Option<String> {
+    let file_contents = context.read_file_from_pwd("DESCRIPTION")?;
+    let re = Regex::new(r"(?m)^Version:\s*(?P<version>.*$)").unwrap();
+    let caps = re.captures(&file_contents)?;
+    format_version(&caps["version"], config.version_format)
+}
+
 fn get_version(context: &Context, config: &PackageConfig) -> Option<String> {
     let package_version_fn: Vec<fn(&Context, &PackageConfig) -> Option<String>> = vec![
         get_cargo_version,
@@ -330,6 +337,7 @@ fn get_version(context: &Context, config: &PackageConfig) -> Option<String> {
         get_sbt_version,
         get_daml_project_version,
         get_dart_pub_version,
+        get_rlang_version,
     ];
 
     package_version_fn.iter().find_map(|f| f(context, config))
@@ -1402,6 +1410,19 @@ environment:
         project_dir.close()
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_rlang_version() -> io::Result<()> {
+        let config_name = "DESCRIPTION";
+        let config_content = "
+Package: starship
+Version: 1.0.0
+Title: Starship
+";
+        let project_dir = create_project_dir()?;
+        fill_config(&project_dir, config_name, Some(config_content))?;
+        expect_output(&project_dir, Some("v1.0.0"), None);
+        project_dir.close()
+    }
     fn create_project_dir() -> io::Result<TempDir> {
         tempfile::tempdir()
     }
diff --git a/src/modules/rlang.rs b/src/modules/rlang.rs
index a3902497f2ea..5620e025e70b 100644
--- a/src/modules/rlang.rs
+++ b/src/modules/rlang.rs
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ https://www.gnu.org/licenses/."#;
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn folder_with_rprofile_files() -> io::Result<()> {
+    fn folder_with_description_files() -> io::Result<()> {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
-        File::create(dir.path().join(".Rprofile"))?.sync_all()?;
+        File::create(dir.path().join("DESCRIPTION"))?.sync_all()?;
         check_r_render(&dir);
         dir.close()
     }