diff --git a/registry.toml b/registry.toml
index d2fb9ece14..01831f30f8 100644
--- a/registry.toml
+++ b/registry.toml
@@ -2228,7 +2228,11 @@ yazi.test = [
 ] # Version is in format Yazi {{version}} (buildid DATE) so it failed Yazi 0.4.1 (2275719 2024-12-10)
 yj.backends = ["ubi:sclevine/yj", "asdf:ryodocx/asdf-yj"]
 yor.backends = ["aqua:bridgecrewio/yor", "asdf:ordinaryexperts/asdf-yor"]
-youtube-dl.backends = ["asdf:mise-plugins/mise-youtube-dl"]
+youtube-dl.backends = [
+    "ubi:ytdl-org/ytdl-nightly[matching_regex=^youtube-dl$,rename_exe=youtube-dl]",
+    "asdf:mise-plugins/mise-youtube-dl"
+]
+# youtube-dl.test = ["youtube-dl --version", "{{version}}"] # disable until the versions host update
 yq.backends = [
     "aqua:mikefarah/yq",
     "ubi:mikefarah/yq",