diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
index d898813b0a9..fbf925516f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # The websites youtube-dl deals with are a very moving target. That means that
   # downloads break constantly. Because of that, updates should always be backported
   # to the latest stable release.
-  version = "2018.11.18";
+  version = "2018.12.17";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1wvvwyvxg9aadgpbcz0p6nzqmvnxzlbsqja3j6487l41s1ky1fyq";
+    sha256 = "1nd4zr3wd35vldm775m9wcgbzma2013yyj134lcz19ipjs38isrk";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];