diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 3e074e6c3f..900575b828 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ (define-public libvpx
 (define-public youtube-dl
   (package
     (name "youtube-dl")
-    (version "2018.08.04")
+    (version "2018.09.08")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://yt-dl.org/downloads/"
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ (define-public youtube-dl
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1hcx99qbbyigc8k98c8bcc6a2wnhq6493fmrkl7rysc8krlxr0pm"))))
+                "0vwc4faqdddrb3nm4fzmkr60n5rc2zwyy8jwrrjad60kcp8isf05"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      ;; The problem here is that the directory for the man page and completion