diff --git a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
index adfdbe69e46..81314a7f6ba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'youtube-dl'
 pkgname=youtube-dl
-version=2018.08.28
+version=2018.09.01
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="$pkgname"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="Public Domain"
 homepage="http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rg3/youtube-dl/master/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9127dc71bde40891783c7047688f46a1a75838260ac5a5af2807d4fd19b98deb
+checksum=668067434b53f820749e881bb47c1cefb17ec9630beacabfb3ac68429f421d41
 alternatives="youtube-dl:youtube-dl:/usr/bin/youtube-dl2"
 
 post_install() {