diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
index 1fe58f945041..d378e541b503 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ 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 = "2019.08.13";
+  version = "2019.09.01";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0b94hrhbqa7jhn91pxsbphg2ylwkpkknb2y4v4sczp7rjvgmjgdj";
+    sha256 = "0jbby0x5krww1acc8qxhmmwg0dsqmj6yjnynfm7r6k3rxbvlydqr";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];