diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix
index 8841471577e4..e4385d8a89d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication 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 = "2026.07.04";
+  version = "2026.08.19";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "yt-dlp";
     repo = "yt-dlp";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-+oHcVylLXFJTRR6jXF6IXvgntXJz0tRdtnwTruRPkoc=";
+    hash = "sha256-BM5ZeGTmHq+1xH6G/zsuCtjLgYgfRA11ya0zIHK5p4g=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     ];
     curl-cffi = [ python3Packages.curl-cffi ];
     secretstorage = with python3Packages; [
-      cffi
       secretstorage
     ];
   };