diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/yt/yt-dlp/package.nix
index e11c590de095..a0fc4b4227b5 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 = "2026.02.04";
+  version = "2026.02.21";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "yt-dlp";
     repo = "yt-dlp";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-KXnz/ocHBftenDUkCiFoBRBxi6yWt0fNuRX+vKFWDQw=";
+    hash = "sha256-r9I/zLyqGPeIzsHsLxJcfnLC3jpuyKMyX1UaMoM08jk=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/yt-dlp-ejs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/yt-dlp-ejs/default.nix
index ad015a8fbcf3..b7241e724303 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/yt-dlp-ejs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/yt-dlp-ejs/default.nix
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "yt-dlp-ejs";
-  version = "0.4.0";
+  version = "0.5.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "yt-dlp";
     repo = "ejs";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-/qq069SD7ESg+7pK4PC1EGLLI8zqjWUse7cArN4YuXE=";
+    hash = "sha256-mn0JpJQNCzDwNr0L1tit2B1Iwz2x3KNHi8Um3khfrHs=";
   };
 
   pnpmDeps = fetchPnpmDeps {