diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix
index 340d5d0e7a36..1dc56dd327cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ 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 = "2025.11.12";
+  version = "2025.12.08";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "yt-dlp";
     repo = "yt-dlp";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-Em8FLcCizSfvucg+KPuJyhFZ5MJ8STTjSpqaTD5xeKI=";
+    hash = "sha256-y06MDP+CrlHGrell9hcLOGlHp/gU2OOxs7can4hbj+g=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''