diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 77a82bb9db..d17a282e1e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Eric Bavier <bavier@member.fsf.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Feng Shu <tumashu@163.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2017 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Thomas Danckaert <post@thomasdanckaert.be>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Ethan R. Jones <doubleplusgood23@gmail.com>
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.")
 (define-public youtube-dl
   (package
     (name "youtube-dl")
-    (version "2017.12.31")
+    (version "2018.01.07")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://yt-dl.org/downloads/"
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.")
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0cq10ii96lpq3z7l1js0s59sqb4h4yqwdqinl2yf7cdjynvj62xi"))))
+                "1dp1yk93mngih50p1zjbh8bi5pqh10wicjcmmrdp73cpcp2i2398"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      ;; The problem here is that the directory for the man page and completion