diff --git a/backend/requirements-runtime.txt b/backend/requirements-runtime.txt
index 8ca09d4..fed40ed 100644
--- a/backend/requirements-runtime.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements-runtime.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ onnxruntime>=1.27.0
 Pillow>=10.0.0
 questionary>=2.1.1
 python-dotenv>=1.2.2
-yt-dlp>=2025.6.30
+yt-dlp>=2026.7.4
 google-api-python-client>=2.198.0
 google-auth-oauthlib>=1.4.0
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 9fc4013..ba25daf 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ questionary>=2.1.1
 
 # Utilities
 python-dotenv>=1.2.2
-yt-dlp>=2025.6.30
+yt-dlp>=2026.7.4
 
 # YouTube analytics (optional — only needed for live OAuth sync; CSV import works without these)
 google-api-python-client>=2.198.0