diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_changed_files.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_changed_files.yml
index 75d4aa9c9cea..c5da1b28f6f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_changed_files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_changed_files.yml
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ jobs:
         # Pin action to full length commit SHA
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
-          r-version: '3.5.3'
+          r-version: '4.2.0'
 
       # Lint R files:
       - name: 'Lint R files'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_random_files.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_random_files.yml
index f717f630f6b4..03666d36eea8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_random_files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_random_files.yml
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ jobs:
         # Pin action to full length commit SHA
         uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@6f6e5bc62fba3a704f74e7ad7ef7676c5c6a2590 # v2.11.4
         with:
-          r-version: '4.3.3'
+          r-version: '4.2.0'
 
       # Lint R files:
       - name: 'Lint R files'
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/license-header-file-list/test/fixtures/bad/file.R b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/license-header-file-list/test/fixtures/bad/file.R
index ba99caea716a..b3ac4d10165b 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/license-header-file-list/test/fixtures/bad/file.R
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/license-header-file-list/test/fixtures/bad/file.R
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ options( digits = 16L );
 #' main();
 main <- function() {
 	# Define benchmark parameters:
-	name <- "abs";
+	name <- 'abs';
 	iterations <- 1000000L;
 	repeats <- 3L;
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ main <- function() {
 	#' @examples
 	#' print_version();
 	print_version <- function() {
-		cat( "TAP version 13\n" );
+		cat( 'TAP version 13\n' );
 	}
 
 	#' Print the TAP summary.
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ main <- function() {
 	#' @examples
 	#' print_summary( 3, 3 );
 	print_summary <- function( total, passing ) {
-		cat( "#\n" );
-		cat( paste0( "1..", total, "\n" ) ); # TAP plan
-		cat( paste0( "# total ", total, "\n" ) );
-		cat( paste0( "# pass  ", passing, "\n" ) );
-		cat( "#\n" );
-		cat( "# ok\n" );
+		cat( '#\n' );
+		cat( paste0( '1..', total, '\n' ) ); # TAP plan
+		cat( paste0( '# total ', total, '\n' ) );
+		cat( paste0( '# pass  ', passing, '\n' ) );
+		cat( '#\n' );
+		cat( '# ok\n' );
 	}
 
 	#' Print benchmark results.
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ main <- function() {
 	#' print_results( 10000L, 0.131009101868 );
 	print_results <- function( iterations, elapsed ) {
 		rate <- iterations / elapsed;
-		cat( "  ---\n" );
-		cat( paste0( "  iterations: ", iterations, "\n" ) );
-		cat( paste0( "  elapsed: ", elapsed, "\n" ) );
-		cat( paste0( "  rate: ", rate, "\n" ) );
-		cat( "  ...\n" );
+		cat( '  ---\n' );
+		cat( paste0( '  iterations: ', iterations, '\n' ) );
+		cat( paste0( '  elapsed: ', elapsed, '\n' ) );
+		cat( paste0( '  rate: ', rate, '\n' ) );
+		cat( '  ...\n' );
 	}
 
 	#' Run a benchmark.
 	#'
 	#' ## Notes
 	#'
-	#' * We compute and return a total "elapsed" time, rather than the minimum
+	#' * We compute and return a total 'elapsed' time, rather than the minimum
 	#'   evaluation time, to match benchmark results in other languages (e.g.,
 	#'   Python).
 	#'
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ main <- function() {
 	#' elapsed <- benchmark( 10000L );
 	benchmark <- function( iterations ) {
 		# Run the benchmarks:
-		results <- microbenchmark::microbenchmark( abs( (1000.0*runif(1)) - 500.0 ), times = iterations );
+		results <- microbenchmark::microbenchmark( abs( (1000.0*runif(1L)) - 500.0 ), times = iterations );
 
-		# Sum all the raw timing results to get a total "elapsed" time:
+		# Sum all the raw timing results to get a total 'elapsed' time:
 		elapsed <- sum( results$time );
 
 		# Convert the elapsed time from nanoseconds to seconds:
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ main <- function() {
 	}
 
 	print_version();
-	for ( i in 1:repeats ) {
-		cat( paste0( "# r::", name, "\n" ) );
+	for ( i in 1L:repeats ) {
+		cat( paste0( '# r::', name, '\n' ) );
 		elapsed <- benchmark( iterations );
 		print_results( iterations, elapsed );
-		cat( paste0( "ok ", i, " benchmark finished", "\n" ) );
+		cat( paste0( 'ok ', i, ' benchmark finished', '\n' ) );
 	}
 	print_summary( repeats, repeats );
 }
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/license-header-file-list/test/fixtures/good/file.R b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/license-header-file-list/test/fixtures/good/file.R
index f00d33e421f3..ad07c1e85f94 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/license-header-file-list/test/fixtures/good/file.R
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/lint/license-header-file-list/test/fixtures/good/file.R
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ options( digits = 16L );
 #' main();
 main <- function() {
 	# Define benchmark parameters:
-	name <- "abs";
+	name <- 'abs';
 	iterations <- 1000000L;
 	repeats <- 3L;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ main <- function() {
 	#' @examples
 	#' print_version();
 	print_version <- function() {
-		cat( "TAP version 13\n" );
+		cat( 'TAP version 13\n' );
 	}
 
 	#' Print the TAP summary.
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ main <- function() {
 	#' @examples
 	#' print_summary( 3, 3 );
 	print_summary <- function( total, passing ) {
-		cat( "#\n" );
-		cat( paste0( "1..", total, "\n" ) ); # TAP plan
-		cat( paste0( "# total ", total, "\n" ) );
-		cat( paste0( "# pass  ", passing, "\n" ) );
-		cat( "#\n" );
-		cat( "# ok\n" );
+		cat( '#\n' );
+		cat( paste0( '1..', total, '\n' ) ); # TAP plan
+		cat( paste0( '# total ', total, '\n' ) );
+		cat( paste0( '# pass  ', passing, '\n' ) );
+		cat( '#\n' );
+		cat( '# ok\n' );
 	}
 
 	#' Print benchmark results.
@@ -62,18 +62,18 @@ main <- function() {
 	#' print_results( 10000L, 0.131009101868 );
 	print_results <- function( iterations, elapsed ) {
 		rate <- iterations / elapsed;
-		cat( "  ---\n" );
-		cat( paste0( "  iterations: ", iterations, "\n" ) );
-		cat( paste0( "  elapsed: ", elapsed, "\n" ) );
-		cat( paste0( "  rate: ", rate, "\n" ) );
-		cat( "  ...\n" );
+		cat( '  ---\n' );
+		cat( paste0( '  iterations: ', iterations, '\n' ) );
+		cat( paste0( '  elapsed: ', elapsed, '\n' ) );
+		cat( paste0( '  rate: ', rate, '\n' ) );
+		cat( '  ...\n' );
 	}
 
 	#' Run a benchmark.
 	#'
 	#' ## Notes
 	#'
-	#' * We compute and return a total "elapsed" time, rather than the minimum
+	#' * We compute and return a total 'elapsed' time, rather than the minimum
 	#'   evaluation time, to match benchmark results in other languages (e.g.,
 	#'   Python).
 	#'
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ main <- function() {
 	#' elapsed <- benchmark( 10000L );
 	benchmark <- function( iterations ) {
 		# Run the benchmarks:
-		results <- microbenchmark::microbenchmark( abs( (1000.0*runif(1)) - 500.0 ), times = iterations );
+		results <- microbenchmark::microbenchmark( abs( (1000.0*runif(1L)) - 500.0 ), times = iterations );
 
-		# Sum all the raw timing results to get a total "elapsed" time:
+		# Sum all the raw timing results to get a total 'elapsed' time:
 		elapsed <- sum( results$time );
 
 		# Convert the elapsed time from nanoseconds to seconds:
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ main <- function() {
 	}
 
 	print_version();
-	for ( i in 1:repeats ) {
-		cat( paste0( "# r::", name, "\n" ) );
+	for ( i in 1L:repeats ) {
+		cat( paste0( '# r::', name, '\n' ) );
 		elapsed <- benchmark( iterations );
 		print_results( iterations, elapsed );
-		cat( paste0( "ok ", i, " benchmark finished", "\n" ) );
+		cat( paste0( 'ok ', i, ' benchmark finished', '\n' ) );
 	}
 	print_summary( repeats, repeats );
 }
diff --git a/tools/lint/r/linter.R b/tools/lint/r/linter.R
index db9905591700..8761aae97b2b 100644
--- a/tools/lint/r/linter.R
+++ b/tools/lint/r/linter.R
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # [1]: https://github.com/jimhester/lintr
 
 # Ensure that the `lintr` package is installed...
-if ( !require( 'lintr', quietly = TRUE, character.only = TRUE ) ) {
+if ( !requireNamespace( 'lintr', quietly = TRUE ) ) {
 	install.packages( 'lintr', repos = 'http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/R/CRAN/', quiet = TRUE );
 }
 
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ if ( n == 0L ) {
 	stop( 'Must provide at least one file to lint.', call. = FALSE );
 }
 
+# Warn on partial `$` matches as replacement for deprecated `extraction_operator_linter`:
+options( warnPartialMatchDollar = TRUE );
+
 # Specify which linters to use...
-linters <- lintr::linters_with_defaults( defaults = default_linters,
+linters <- lintr::linters_with_defaults(
 	# Check that no absolute paths are used:
 	absolute_path_linter = lintr::absolute_path_linter(),
 
@@ -52,9 +55,6 @@ linters <- lintr::linters_with_defaults( defaults = default_linters,
 	# Allow commented code outside roxygen blocks:
 	commented_code_linter = NULL, # lintr::commented_code_linter,
 
-	# Require the `[[` operator is used when extracting a single element from an object, not `[` (subsetting) or `$` (interactive use):
-	extraction_operator_linter = lintr::extraction_operator_linter(),
-
 	# Require that integers are explicitly typed using the form `1L` instead of `1`:
 	implicit_integer_linter = lintr::implicit_integer_linter(),
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ linters <- lintr::linters_with_defaults( defaults = default_linters,
 	T_and_F_symbol_linter = lintr::T_and_F_symbol_linter(),
 
 	# Report the use of undesirable functions (e.g., `attach` or `sapply`) and suggest an alternative:
-	undesirable_function_linter = lintr::undesirable_function_linter( fun = within( default_undesirable_functions, rm( options ) ) ),
+	undesirable_function_linter = lintr::undesirable_function_linter( fun = within( lintr::default_undesirable_functions, rm( options ) ) ),
 
 	# Report the use of undesirable operators (e.g., `:::` or `<<-`) and suggest an alternative:
 	undesirable_operator_linter = lintr::undesirable_operator_linter(),