diff --git a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
index 7de4162119e..4c10c2822ca 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'youtube-dl'
 pkgname=youtube-dl
-version=2018.02.04
+version=2018.02.08
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="${pkgname}"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/"
 license="Public Domain"
 distfiles="https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=4ae02802815bd15d469e85d0e910b91cd8da05ae82eff46d50186d4fd777b47b
+checksum=af86595a24ea89f1f705e282193ce973f6f6ce1e3e6700ea03ff0974b6aa0547
 alternatives="youtube-dl:youtube-dl:/usr/bin/youtube-dl2"
 
 post_install() {