diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 3e7aa8234d..025a1273de 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -31578,14 +31578,14 @@ (define-public r-densestbayes
 (define-public r-locpol
   (package
     (name "r-locpol")
-    (version "0.7-0")
+    (version "0.8.0")
     (source
       (origin
         (method url-fetch)
         (uri (cran-uri "locpol" version))
         (sha256
           (base32
-            "1p915n0l09kbwkly627074jslxl01yssp1rf0c7sygvsw6sgy5lm"))))
+            "1bip9x45kdnwc14rvk3ckzfbs32yc2wiid1ypmbbin4mk7364zxk"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "locpol")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page