diff --git a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
index af38c93130c..6cebaeb4a5f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'youtube-dl'
 pkgname=youtube-dl
-version=2019.03.18
+version=2019.04.01
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="$pkgname"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="Public Domain"
 homepage="https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rg3/youtube-dl/master/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=074688b416e97aff5ae9ce3764e313b9d6433bb34a16b206775fbc37e4c16164
+checksum=55833cc88532d1b9b16a5a808da7879857eff1b3d0eeee57cf08810b2601306b
 alternatives="youtube-dl:youtube-dl:/usr/bin/youtube-dl2"
 
 post_install() {