diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 3e1b64cf9e..cd01c733ec 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1180,13 +1180,13 @@ adapted for other output formats, such as HTML or LaTeX.")
 (define-public r-formatr
   (package
     (name "r-formatr")
-    (version "1.4")
+    (version "1.5")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "formatR" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1fvynq0fj1r9grg9vvfdh5fl2riv6qki9f2rfpyvbvqq3xxpmi3f"))))
+                "19sd23vgs4ac0fwlw40j3676k6mramb0ajlq8hdw23kjwdx1jk47"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "http://yihui.name/formatR")
     (synopsis "Format R code automatically")