diff --git a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
index 20c9cc9bf14..14ababfe639 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'youtube-dl'
 pkgname=youtube-dl
-version=2018.08.04
+version=2018.08.22
 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=f582dc699e88699f0f9db9ba9188c1d072a10c630b319426622ffab5704a9dc1
+checksum=8042a70478eb62276eb752ab9196f9827b5a5f639307aa4a721d715a0b51c71b
 alternatives="youtube-dl:youtube-dl:/usr/bin/youtube-dl2"
 
 post_install() {