diff --git a/renv/activate.R b/renv/activate.R
index b9191f3..15a85bb 100644
--- a/renv/activate.R
+++ b/renv/activate.R
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 local({
 
   # the requested version of renv
-  version <- "1.2.4"
-  attr(version, "md5") <- "d5a3bd382107712f897630627794f81a"
+  version <- "1.3.0"
+  attr(version, "md5") <- "47c9e9df3aa6bd1c2f0be992b05279e2"
   attr(version, "sha") <- NULL
 
   # the project directory
@@ -716,6 +716,18 @@ local({
   # (512 byte) header.
   renv_bootstrap_git_extract_sha1_tar <- function(bundle) {
   
+    tryCatch(
+      renv_bootstrap_git_extract_sha1_tar_impl(bundle),
+      error = function(cnd) {
+        catf("- Failed to extract the Git SHA from '%s': %s", bundle, conditionMessage(cnd))
+        NULL
+      }
+    )
+  
+  }
+  
+  renv_bootstrap_git_extract_sha1_tar_impl <- function(bundle) {
+  
     # open the bundle for reading
     # We use gzcon for everything because (from ?gzcon)
     # > Reading from a connection which does not supply a 'gzip' magic
@@ -734,6 +746,7 @@ local({
     } else {
       NULL
     }
+  
   }
   
   renv_bootstrap_install <- function(version, tarball, library) {
diff --git a/renv/profiles/lesson-requirements/renv.lock b/renv/profiles/lesson-requirements/renv.lock
index d9fc147..a9aa2c8 100644
--- a/renv/profiles/lesson-requirements/renv.lock
+++ b/renv/profiles/lesson-requirements/renv.lock
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "Packages": {
     "renv": {
       "Package": "renv",
-      "Version": "1.2.4",
+      "Version": "1.3.0",
       "Source": "Repository",
       "Type": "Package",
       "Title": "Project Environments",
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
         "modules",
         "packrat",
         "pak",
+        "pkgload",
         "R6",
         "remotes",
         "reticulate",