diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
index d3cca59bf190..55ee6287e8e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # The websites youtube-dl 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 = "2019.04.07";
+  version = "2019.04.17";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1krx4y8nzpaqpq9qs8dnv2y988jpdccyfl9sdx9wrb0baycl119k";
+    sha256 = "0dznw06qbb75glzirhnsbsd5xqix08jxdngbd21wndxcj1yq5y8a";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];