diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 4ec5c52319..e98e76668e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -13497,14 +13497,14 @@ (define-public r-catdata
 (define-public r-arules
   (package
     (name "r-arules")
-    (version "1.7-7")
+    (version "1.7-8")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "arules" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "183isw4sy5gv5fxajiy4pm5p3nfd1pffa4h8sisl2nrw2rig9na2"))))
+         "1qc0hdkhsg1a7byldgarlbg36w37sdynz0cvkp3jcj9b131a43dl"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      (list r-generics r-matrix))