diff --git a/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm b/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
index ebad2b7e05..1ea0c8ce7c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
@@ -3255,7 +3255,7 @@ Telescope Science Institute} image array manipulation functions.")
 (define-public python-stsci-imagestats
   (package
     (name "python-stsci-imagestats")
-    (version "1.8.2")
+    (version "1.8.3")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (pypi-uri "stsci.imagestats" version))