diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index b382791e38..3b99051bba 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1207,14 +1207,14 @@ (define-public r-dplyr
 (define-public r-acepack
   (package
     (name "r-acepack")
-    (version "1.3-3.3")
+    (version "1.4.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "acepack" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "13ry3vyys12iplb14jfhmkrl9g5fxg3iijiggq4s4zb5m5436b1y"))))
+         "0brivhr0imf2qq1flc9qxibybg1zi5m8pxz8cjn5a8gb42bcv96n"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("gfortran" ,gfortran)))