diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index b355baff13..e5509ff561 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ (define-public libvpx
 (define-public youtube-dl
   (package
     (name "youtube-dl")
-    (version "2020.07.28")
+    (version "2020.09.06")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/"
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ (define-public youtube-dl
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1if7xyi7g9rpni1jbs7gv5m12s34qdb15dpfbbjn8120h16y7cqz"))))
+                "1827hcp9bvwq7p2f5r0wgkg6yb5fgvr4miyi3d99hkah2afw12za"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      ;; The problem here is that the directory for the man page and completion