diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/yt-dlp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/yt-dlp/default.nix
index e668551b075e..af7b162d85e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/yt-dlp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/yt-dlp/default.nix
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # The websites yt-dlp deals with are a very moving target. That means that
   # downloads break constantly. Because of that, updates should always be backported
   # to the latest stable release.
-  version = "2022.04.08";
+  version = "2022.05.18";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname;
     version = builtins.replaceStrings [ ".0" ] [ "." ] version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-h1jQFlCdRXS5D73pdapwra73HtXnoZUUFYj21pRSBbo=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-OntZ0vtLOc6LqOC5xaN/4g5WJPRqI0a0rmarEyDjUTQ=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ brotli certifi mutagen pycryptodomex websockets ];