diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-lmtest/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-lmtest/package.py
index 768350f24c..b55afed4de 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-lmtest/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-lmtest/package.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 
 class RLmtest(RPackage):
-    """A collection of tests, data sets, and examples for diagnostic checking
+    """Testing Linear Regression Models
+
+    A collection of tests, data sets, and examples for diagnostic checking
     in linear regression models. Furthermore, some generic tools for inference
     in parametric models are provided."""
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ class RLmtest(RPackage):
     url      = "https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/lmtest_0.9-34.tar.gz"
     list_url = "https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/lmtest"
 
+    version('0.9-38', sha256='32a22cea45398ffc5732d9f5c0391431d0cdd3a9e29cc7b77bea32c1eb4a216b')
     version('0.9-37', sha256='ddc929f94bf055974832fa4a20fdd0c1eb3a84ee11f716c287936f2141d5ca0a')
     version('0.9-36', sha256='be9f168d6554e9cd2be0f9d8fc3244f055dce90d1fca00f05bcbd01daa4ed56b')
     version('0.9-34', sha256='86eead67ed6d6c6be3fbee97d5ce45e6ca06a981f974ce01a7754a9e33770d2e')