diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 3985d0ce49..b4bc8fa9c7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -427,13 +427,13 @@ in which the whole-plots or split-plots or both can be freely exchangeable.")
 (define-public r-plyr
   (package
     (name "r-plyr")
-    (version "1.8.3")
+    (version "1.8.4")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "plyr" version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "06v4zxawpjz37rp2q2ii5q43g664z9s29j4ydn0cz3crn7lzl6pk"))))
+        (base32 "1igar5pcjqh0jyxv0z3jah8rz617vfa86vw0r5c7c031b7bj5db0"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (native-inputs `(("r-rcpp" ,r-rcpp)))
     (home-page "http://had.co.nz/plyr")