diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-lme4/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-lme4/package.py
index 515cf821f5..e8a500f68b 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-lme4/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-lme4/package.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 
 class RLme4(RPackage):
-    """Fit linear and generalized linear mixed-effects models. The models and
+    """Linear Mixed-Effects Models using 'Eigen' and S4
+
+    Fit linear and generalized linear mixed-effects models. The models and
     their components are represented using S4 classes and methods. The core
     computational algorithms are implemented using the 'Eigen' C++ library for
     numerical linear algebra and 'RcppEigen' "glue"."""
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ class RLme4(RPackage):
     url      = "https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/lme4_1.1-12.tar.gz"
     list_url = "https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/lme4"
 
+    version('1.1-26', sha256='364b6d6fb0a574dfed2d75cfdc79411aa53e2c1dd625b70bb1d25d026f9e4253')
     version('1.1-21', sha256='7f5554b69ff8ce9bac21e8842131ea940fb7a7dfa2de03684f236d3e3114b20c')
     version('1.1-20', sha256='44f45f5cd20ec6a50bf96a939b1db44b1a180dbc871a5e3042baf7a107016b2c')
     version('1.1-12', sha256='2976b567a4a2144814ff9db987b0aa55c16122c78ecb51b9e09b87fe66a1c048')
@@ -25,9 +28,10 @@ class RLme4(RPackage):
     depends_on('r-matrix@1.2-1:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-mass', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-lattice', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-boot', when='@1.1-21:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-nlme@3.1-123:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-minqa@1.1.15:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-nloptr@1.0.4:', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r-statmod', when='@1.1-26:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-rcpp@0.10.5:', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-rcppeigen', type=('build', 'run'))
-    depends_on('r-boot', when='@1.1-21:', type=('build', 'run'))