diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 3b5f3e8421..1a36ad5eb2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -423,14 +423,14 @@ (define-public r-codetools
 (define-public r-foreign
   (package
     (name "r-foreign")
-    (version "0.8-70")
+    (version "0.8-71")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "foreign" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "11mql8q3i1q593dvd351fhvkvfab25li80d1ahl4xjjzy52qdkc6"))))
+         "1mv04w3ycz0ymsszn8aa87k6k5sb8mg8lhf1b8w4zpfrphpkkliv"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (home-page "https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/foreign")
     (synopsis "Read data stored by other statistics software")