diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 74eb466066..e965f822a0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -612,14 +612,14 @@ nonlinear mixed-effects models.")
 (define-public r-mgcv
   (package
    (name "r-mgcv")
-   (version "1.8-28")
+   (version "1.8-29")
    (source
     (origin
      (method url-fetch)
      (uri (cran-uri "mgcv" version))
      (sha256
       (base32
-       "1snkpnkkigwrj9zm31j1nlivv9ls56imz263cv167hnmghiahpmm"))))
+       "1236gz25nap1aprbvcrqvmmnl6f8cvbjy8dcl4j968cpalqax5ww"))))
    (build-system r-build-system)
    (propagated-inputs
     `(("r-matrix" ,r-matrix)