diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 00b680f43e..d6243275de 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -5080,13 +5080,13 @@ using modular prediction and response module classes.")
 (define-public r-quantreg
   (package
     (name "r-quantreg")
-    (version "5.67")
+    (version "5.73")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "quantreg" version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "09hgch8x6x2k7wm17c0njp7l0r6rrrlcji60afrv19dm9r4596wr"))))
+        (base32 "0mjwwj3c7cfnprlh90ld0f1lll0mrqbx8mpnbfr7bvzg8h6072y4"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("gfortran" ,gfortran)))