diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix
index 92aaee8f2633..f1264b22cf1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   # The websites yt-dlp 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 = "2025.06.30";
+  version = "2025.07.21";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "yt-dlp";
     repo = "yt-dlp";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-dwBe6oXh7G67kfiI6BqiC0ZHzleR7QlfMiTVXWYW85I=";
+    hash = "sha256-VNUkCdrzbOwD+iD9BZUQFJlWXRc0tWJAvLnVKNZNPhQ=";
   };
 
   build-system = with python3Packages; [ hatchling ];