diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index e1ba40800e..f25a404eed 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -2383,14 +2383,14 @@ (define-public r-desc
 (define-public r-commonmark
   (package
     (name "r-commonmark")
-    (version "1.7")
+    (version "1.8.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "commonmark" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "024iz1qp2kv6iz6y69ir0jk3qhjps86rhkzlcmhqsxx97rx7cjni"))))
+         "0s765c650id19ygx57bsjsw93fwxywmp50zid671bkxi6wlyf1vx"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/commonmark")
     (synopsis "CommonMark and Github Markdown Rendering in R")