diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index ed5a4b7923..e0061ac6e4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -586,14 +586,14 @@ (define-public r-matrix
 (define-public r-nlme
   (package
     (name "r-nlme")
-    (version "3.1-139")
+    (version "3.1-140")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "nlme" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0fap121c18nbznyzvnqvsdiszg2nbmkas6zhgrz1f8jiv1lzqq04"))))
+         "0k9x5j34fx093a023da9ny3b3101lbwpmfm27mkvfj950l22z88x"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("r-lattice" ,r-lattice)))