diff --git a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
index 64cc51211aa..e7b62db2d9a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/youtube-dl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'youtube-dl'
 pkgname=youtube-dl
-version=2016.12.31
+version=2017.01.02
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="${pkgname}"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://rg3.github.com/youtube-dl/"
 license="Public Domain"
 distfiles="https://yt-dl.org/downloads/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=94d9f6cb99a1f5c27a8885f1bffe1f36c7e89feef961a83f78d8093284cf1ec9
+checksum=140de01ea879cdc50bc34240802d5c10231baf448d7a664e6efeb9d5efb74d5b
 alternatives="youtube-dl:youtube-dl:/usr/bin/youtube-dl2"
 
 post_install() {