diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 4497abda99..e1809c14ba 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1346,13 +1346,13 @@ adapted for other output formats, such as HTML or LaTeX.")
 (define-public r-formatr
   (package
     (name "r-formatr")
-    (version "1.6")
+    (version "1.7")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "formatR" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0a9229rg3s9qga5v2fwfdqr0z3bk2yycv8kijrcm3jh66l68zjgm"))))
+                "1nsxbrx31k3y6yql30qkrvdfyznlia2qfvwv95mfiy7m7wdn4rm3"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "http://yihui.name/formatR")
     (synopsis "Format R code automatically")