diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 44285fff6a..7d5c552a3e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -5552,14 +5552,14 @@ parameters.")
 (define-public r-directlabels
   (package
     (name "r-directlabels")
-    (version "2017.03.31")
+    (version "2018.05.22")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "directlabels" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "01ahw0c56mnzwl611s8hnghicww4c4dgf5v2wv6bl1s1pramw9pr"))))
+         "0xcpc56ssb9430b0xcdhayk3qaak2qcakyss2pz14y5w2027hblv"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-quadprog" ,r-quadprog)))