diff --git a/internal/scripts/environment/development.seneca b/internal/scripts/environment/development.seneca
index 7007241362..4f15f6ff73 100644
--- a/internal/scripts/environment/development.seneca
+++ b/internal/scripts/environment/development.seneca
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export MET_TEST_INPUT=${MET_PROJ_DIR}/MET_test_data/unit_test
 export MET_FONT_DIR=${MET_TEST_INPUT}/fonts
 
 # Define Rscript to use a version with the ncdf4 package 1.17 or later 
-export MET_TEST_RSCRIPT=/nrit/ral/R-4.3.1/bin/Rscript
+export MET_TEST_RSCRIPT=/nrit/ral/R-4.4.0/bin/Rscript
 
 # Define runtime Python version
 export MET_TEST_MET_PYTHON_EXE=${MET_PYTHON_BIN_EXE}