diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 4a8ff1d40d..48c11d96b1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -2189,14 +2189,14 @@ (define-public libvpx
 (define-public youtube-dl
   (package
     (name "youtube-dl")
-    (version "2020.11.29")
+    (version "2020.12.07")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://youtube-dl.org/downloads/latest/"
                                   "youtube-dl-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "10px5wnsjw4lzdh75810q4sjbhnd7cjxwpa3crapd3yj0f3bwa76"))))
+                "0sbrwak9c0pbacg15q2wj5fcsj5k5k1sx9jm7rcjwkjdhqcjqrsi"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      ;; The problem here is that the directory for the man page and completion