diff --git a/r/tests/testthat/test-dplyr-funcs-datetime.R b/r/tests/testthat/test-dplyr-funcs-datetime.R
index 7bd9d0e3894..12c24cab32c 100644
--- a/r/tests/testthat/test-dplyr-funcs-datetime.R
+++ b/r/tests/testthat/test-dplyr-funcs-datetime.R
@@ -2149,12 +2149,12 @@ test_that("ym, my & yq parsers", {
     my_string = c("05-2022", "02/2022", "03.22", "12//1979", "09.88", NA),
     Ym_string = c("2022-05", "2022/02", "2022.03", "1979//12", "1988.09", NA),
     mY_string = c("05-2022", "02/2022", "03.2022", "12//1979", "09.1988", NA),
-    yq_string = c("2007.3", "1970.2", "2020.1", "2009.4", "1975.1", NA),
-    yq_numeric = c(2007.3, 1970.2, 2020.1, 2009.4, 1975.1, NA),
+    yq_string = c("2007.3", "1971.2", "2021.1", "2009.4", "1975.1", NA),
+    yq_numeric = c(2007.3, 1971.2, 2021.1, 2009.4, 1975.1, NA),
     yq_space = c("2007 3", "1970 2", "2020 1", "2009 4", "1975 1", NA),
-    qy_string = c("3.2007", "2.1970", "1.2020", "4.2009", "1.1975", NA),
-    qy_numeric = c(3.2007, 2.1970, 1.2020, 4.2009, 1.1975, NA),
-    qy_space = c("3 2007", "2 1970", "1 2020", "4 2009", "1 1975", NA)
+    qy_string = c("3.2007", "2.1971", "1.2020", "4.2009", "1.1975", NA),
+    qy_numeric = c(3.2007, 2.1971, 1.2021, 4.2009, 1.1975, NA),
+    qy_space = c("3 2007", "2 1971", "1 2021", "4 2009", "1 1975", NA)
   )
 
   # these functions' internals use some string processing which requires the