diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 6a895330b2..e6d7257333 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -20770,14 +20770,14 @@ (define-public r-rnexml
 (define-public r-rnifti
   (package
     (name "r-rnifti")
-    (version "1.6.1")
+    (version "1.7.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "RNifti" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0wn06fnq5c7f0vwakryb75vzkjh03dqz2z57lgmn68hwgssnpalc"))))
+         "1s0q1vs6hzg1xadk43rxqxi55swkl7pgsnw45im5vgsz1wxgg375"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "RNifti")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (inputs (list zlib))