diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 22ca3d8450..202bb99e16 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1429,13 +1429,13 @@ (define-public r-bh
 (define-public r-evaluate
   (package
     (name "r-evaluate")
-    (version "0.17")
+    (version "0.18")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "evaluate" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0qx9dgwcz0xmf4k8hy45p50dhb3nldhmhmg5y0d92rxr9k4l7is9"))))
+                "0dmznan8zajzb5f31yabcgpkinlqczz59i1rg9f6sa5cjzffqkkz"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/hadley/evaluate")
     (synopsis "Parsing and evaluation tools for R")