diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index cc1de00dce..b0c875befe 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 Andy Patterson <ajpatter@uwaterloo.ca>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2018 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
-;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Alex Vong <alexvong1995@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Alex Vong <alexvong1995@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Alex Griffin <a@ajgrf.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Kei Kebreau <kkebreau@posteo.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Dmitry Nikolaev <cameltheman@gmail.com>
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.")
 (define-public youtube-dl
   (package
     (name "youtube-dl")
-    (version "2019.01.30.1")
+    (version "2019.02.18")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/releases/"
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.")
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0wamv1fs4w8jjx67p60rgrgdi6k04yy0h4p3cwscza5pzhpmvnlf"))))
+                "1sr0f6ixpaqyp3cf29zswx84y3nfabwnk3sljcgvgnmjp73zzfv1"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      ;; The problem here is that the directory for the man page and completion