diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index a54c726e8d..1fac3191d4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -720,13 +720,13 @@ nonlinear mixed-effects models.")
 (define-public r-mgcv
   (package
    (name "r-mgcv")
-   (version "1.8-42")
+   (version "1.9-0")
    (source
     (origin
      (method url-fetch)
      (uri (cran-uri "mgcv" version))
      (sha256
-      (base32 "1ixn5pgc3qriy5nfd264dz7l126xg4k4zidgkqag41mdcj5w6zq8"))))
+      (base32 "0w1v0hdswb332xz3br1fcgacib7ddr4hb96cmlycxcpqq5w01cdj"))))
    (build-system r-build-system)
    (propagated-inputs
     (list r-matrix r-nlme))