diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
index 31aaa21d136..b523a86bd56 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ 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 = "2019.10.16";
+  version = "2019.10.22";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "089bm68255b8af9y1mf1bmsnci9b2vdcm2a9x4rnrvhrwhxb9b7j";
+    sha256 = "06wg6wpyq0fawjxjrhd7zasfjr9b6w9wsk2amiqdl712zqlq2rwb";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];