diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 985ff6c691..aee24b0f40 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.")
 (define-public youtube-dl
   (package
     (name "youtube-dl")
-    (version "2017.02.16")
+    (version "2017.02.22")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://yt-dl.org/downloads/"
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ access to mpv's powerful playback capabilities.")
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1c2rx8hj960wg2sffpvg2513rl9grkwcpn4xk612ibfq4m7h3991"))))
+                "0abir0039igwz0830vdqknngs3hmr474j6xzh33v57p3y4imgx2i"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      ;; The problem here is that the directory for the man page and completion