diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex b/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
index a2454a8..c90511b 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
@@ -76,6 +76,24 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunner do
     end
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Updates yt-dlp to the latest version
+
+  Returns {:ok, binary()} | {:error, binary()}
+  """
+  @impl YtDlpCommandRunner
+  def update do
+    command = backend_executable()
+
+    case CliUtils.wrap_cmd(command, ["--update"]) do
+      {output, 0} ->
+        {:ok, String.trim(output)}
+
+      {output, _} ->
+        {:error, output}
+    end
+  end
+
   defp generate_output_filepath(addl_opts) do
     case Keyword.get(addl_opts, :output_filepath) do
       nil -> FSUtils.generate_metadata_tmpfile(:json)
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/yt_dlp_command_runner.ex b/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/yt_dlp_command_runner.ex
index ff1cbcf..e5c770e 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/yt_dlp_command_runner.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/yt_dlp_command_runner.ex
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.YtDlpCommandRunner do
   @callback run(binary(), atom(), keyword(), binary()) :: {:ok, binary()} | {:error, binary(), integer()}
   @callback run(binary(), atom(), keyword(), binary(), keyword()) :: {:ok, binary()} | {:error, binary(), integer()}
   @callback version() :: {:ok, binary()} | {:error, binary()}
+  @callback update() :: {:ok, binary()} | {:error, binary()}
 end
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
index 9f8382b..4c55972 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunnerTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "update/0" do
+    test "adds the update arg" do
+      assert {:ok, output} = Runner.update()
+
+      assert String.contains?(output, "--update")
+    end
+  end
+
   defp wrap_executable(new_executable, fun) do
     Application.put_env(:pinchflat, :yt_dlp_executable, new_executable)
     fun.()