diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 0c0f181019..e0a2b58486 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1975,14 +1975,14 @@ (define-public r-whisker
 (define-public r-backports
   (package
     (name "r-backports")
-    (version "1.0.4")
+    (version "1.0.5")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "backports" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0fssh5rnnvpp8wm0ml9gk765idwrgj07xyxpkhpidl9zwydxzif2"))))
+         "1pn1ii8vbkgxcqvx52kzsbwf9gkn9fp33388087zky2hmdzdirn0"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/backports")
     (synopsis "Reimplementations of functions introduced since R 3.0.0")