diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
index f14825968576be..7796bb8cab0ab0 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 = "2019.03.01";
+  version = "2019.03.18";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0bxk6adyppdv50jnp5cika8wc6wfgd6d8zbg1njgmcs1pxskllmf";
+    sha256 = "0r31q7j3gg2zfw3b45jancxl7mmr2gin8dyfx5dgyyp92ss8hih7";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];