diff --git a/programming/language/R-lang/pspec.xml b/programming/language/R-lang/pspec.xml
index 83aa014f3e..bea67be659 100644
--- a/programming/language/R-lang/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/R-lang/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <IsA>app:console</IsA>
         <Summary>A free software environment for statistical computing and graphics</Summary>
         <Description>This package includes the core R userspace and all R development components.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="057ea91daed3e68a12b2a473ee1283cf26f360e2" type="targz">http://cran.r-project.org/src/base/R-3/R-3.5.2.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="986b1d80632e6f489e9b50ce36a4c67ecb987b4d" type="targz">http://cran.r-project.org/src/base/R-3/R-3.5.3.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>libXmu-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>icu4c-devel</Dependency>
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="8">
+            <Date>2019-04-06</Date>
+            <Version>3.5.3</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Ertuğrul Erata</Name>
+            <Email>ertugrulerata@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="7">
             <Date>2018-12-23</Date>
             <Version>3.5.2</Version>