diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index c94ead266e..02ac29f34d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -471,14 +471,14 @@ (define-public r-nlme
 (define-public r-mgcv
   (package
    (name "r-mgcv")
-   (version "1.8-16")
+   (version "1.8-17")
    (source
     (origin
      (method url-fetch)
      (uri (cran-uri "mgcv" version))
      (sha256
       (base32
-       "0pj31gdwra7nv8spys4pfcbmsik99q1y1d0d2g37ywc3sz5s0rlj"))))
+       "1zj223l4a3j15d3c01wv7dkzn9w6084gxrq5600ck9rvr0lfpwwg"))))
    (build-system r-build-system)
    (propagated-inputs
     `(("r-matrix" ,r-matrix)