diff --git a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
index e66e7505376..96af692e6da 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'youtube-dl'
 pkgname=youtube-dl
-version=2016.02.27
+version=2016.03.01
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python-module
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://rg3.github.com/youtube-dl/"
 license="Public Domain"
 distfiles="https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=fe22ed108ec94f35e66b0907edffc6e67af54ead95a6f71e4b1ac53d2e1e006e
+checksum=fc0f9aebcf3983a848a35631ed1aa465ff3feca507387bff72286a9b49f14d70
 
 post_install() {
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/etc