diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index af22783233..d8e407b10c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -3018,13 +3018,13 @@ (define-public r-matrix-utils
 (define-public r-mboost
   (package
    (name "r-mboost")
-   (version "2.9-7")
+   (version "2.9-8")
    (source (origin
             (method url-fetch)
             (uri (cran-uri "mboost" version))
             (sha256
              (base32
-              "01ln0vxbbx1fq77q17sx61si82lhfibbchsnf2yw9032cn8wnhh2"))))
+              "1jyigxi5lzcaa6psc8lyvw2b6ylldqlnps3jlvjrl9zr6336nk6n"))))
    (build-system r-build-system)
    (propagated-inputs
     (list r-lattice