To cite package ‘pkgload’ in publications use:

Wickham H, Chang W, Hester J, Henry L (2026). pkgload: Simulate Package Installation and Attach. R package version 1.5.2.9000, https://github.com/r-lib/pkgload.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Manual{,
    title = {pkgload: Simulate Package Installation and Attach},
    author = {Hadley Wickham and Winston Chang and Jim Hester and
      Lionel Henry},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 1.5.2.9000},
    url = {https://github.com/r-lib/pkgload},
  }