diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index ff917d5bed..ad4f4dc36c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -3497,13 +3497,13 @@ t-probabilities, quantiles, random deviates and densities.")
 (define-public r-matrixstats
   (package
     (name "r-matrixstats")
-    (version "0.52.2")
+    (version "0.53.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "matrixStats" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "19fjf19cr0p3j9pj17myz39zpi5bh7ci72db3la9my09n6k6mnir"))))
+                "0bkiz5fm09d3512mfr2ymj9qsb1b8aic5l5m6fkaf5j7nsgvqw6z"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "matrixStats")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (native-inputs