diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 5db26b0a87..bffe737003 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1329,13 +1329,13 @@ (define-public r-evaluate
 (define-public r-formatr
   (package
     (name "r-formatr")
-    (version "1.8")
+    (version "1.9")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "formatR" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "04q6y53ji7ll131khbwiz584wl8sinhh3z82p6r8dqa9f618ay6z"))))
+                "0vbzvb91y5cxjbnwpww0r40r6m1l9w1qa979sv7ghhalzr7bib3i"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("r-knitr" ,r-knitr)))