diff --git a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
index 2371c064525..087d96876a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'youtube-dl'
 pkgname=youtube-dl
-version=2018.12.17
+version=2018.12.31
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="$pkgname"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="Public Domain"
 homepage="http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rg3/youtube-dl/master/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=33eb88869637a6f019252348ef470042d5bf1ee3a996736aa3bb8cc647fea4d9
+checksum=0f1f914277d8568ed43a055565655b110aee20e625f3039c4f2f0d095b3d25e3
 alternatives="youtube-dl:youtube-dl:/usr/bin/youtube-dl2"
 
 post_install() {