diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index ebbbf72833..2adae4cb03 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1350,13 +1350,13 @@ (define-public r-formatr
 (define-public r-highr
   (package
     (name "r-highr")
-    (version "0.7")
+    (version "0.8")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "highr" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1dzknqk4x7iiiq1jkh9bqm5qcvs7mbqxbkn5955050payavabfya"))))
+                "0my6idnhmmgs4q1vs40y2lh56yij2p59mpwvm53wjs2zk6x1zl2b"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/yihui/highr")
     (synopsis "Syntax highlighting for R source code")