diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 97fde75a1e..56970fd987 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -2231,14 +2231,14 @@ collation, and NAMESPACE files.")
 (define-public r-openssl
   (package
     (name "r-openssl")
-    (version "0.9.9")
+    (version "1.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "openssl" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1ir7ggs0rxgn83h40r6jg9dzhb7hbcwhkcj5nsdzj7jz61sfgv77"))))
+         "1j8smqrb79lnaf2n9icksjiy641fcazsbkhmgg916s3nnyjngjz3"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("libressl" ,libressl)))