diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-sp/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-sp/package.py
index d5f3a3c4cc7..7c2b1cd772e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-sp/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-sp/package.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 
 class RSp(RPackage):
-    """Classes and methods for spatial data; the classes document where the
+    """Classes and Methods for Spatial Data
+
+    Classes and methods for spatial data; the classes document where the
     spatial location information resides, for 2D or 3D data. Utility functions
     are provided, e.g. for plotting data as maps, spatial selection, as well as
     methods for retrieving coordinates, for subsetting, print, summary, etc."""
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ class RSp(RPackage):
     url      = "https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/sp_1.2-3.tar.gz"
     list_url = "https://cloud.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/sp"
 
+    version('1.4-5', sha256='6beeb216d540475cdead5f2c72d6c7ee400fe2423c1882d72cf57f6df58f09da')
     version('1.3-1', sha256='57988b53ba8acc35f3912d62feba4b929a0f757c6b54080c623c5d805e0cb59f')
     version('1.2-7', sha256='6d60e03e1abd30a7d4afe547d157ce3dd7a8c166fc5e407fd6d62ae99ff30460')
     version('1.2-3', sha256='58b3a9e395ca664ee61b20b480be4eb61576daca44c3d3f6f9a943bb0155879a')