diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 7d40c4e964..bc6bd39b43 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -8305,14 +8305,14 @@ (define-public r-afex
 (define-public r-lmertest
   (package
     (name "r-lmertest")
-    (version "3.0-1")
+    (version "3.1-0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "lmerTest" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0pia69sc8bn37mkiprdf91iilziqb865f94k6x6c26i33fg7rq4m"))))
+         "1nkz8cmxa5yb8q4i65bmhnn5pd4bhwcyjplyscynb24z3f64xp9b"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "lmerTest")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs