diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index 9f33b9f840..4695f3e100 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -49690,14 +49690,14 @@ including means, variances, intervals, and highest density regions.")
 (define-public r-posterior
   (package
     (name "r-posterior")
-    (version "1.6.1")
+    (version "1.7.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (cran-uri "posterior" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "16d7gfg8mfx89gz365a6cjc5zl0vs0wbr2gcn8n597sc7yyxf1z5"))))
+         "1p40awi0vp26524fvbcwx24fs3siq65b9s9m97h0jk7arsy0a0s3"))))
     (properties `((upstream-name . "posterior")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs