diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index a49eb1880b..a76f1cbfc7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -5071,14 +5071,14 @@ algorithms.")
 (define-public r-lme4
   (package
     (name "r-lme4")
-    (version "1.1-16")
+    (version "1.1-17")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "lme4" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0p5x9ki4dq8058mc7k9wdnlh60z1xa3wk2nmf71wl7w59m4szh92"))))
+         "0czwdy1s8h3slaw73pz0h8qmqczf5135fz6i46i2dv1ql2pbq49x"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("r-rcpp" ,r-rcpp)