diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/boot/pre_job_startup_tasks.ex b/lib/pinchflat/boot/pre_job_startup_tasks.ex
index 0e28d94..bc52ee1 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/boot/pre_job_startup_tasks.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/boot/pre_job_startup_tasks.ex
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Boot.PreJobStartupTasks do
 
   alias Pinchflat.Repo
   alias Pinchflat.Settings
+  alias Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunner
   alias Pinchflat.Filesystem.FilesystemHelpers
 
   def start_link(opts \\ []) do
@@ -62,7 +63,10 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Boot.PreJobStartupTasks do
   end
 
   defp apply_default_settings do
+    {:ok, yt_dlp_version} = CommandRunner.version()
+
     Settings.fetch!(:onboarding, true)
     Settings.fetch!(:pro_enabled, false)
+    Settings.set!(:yt_dlp_version, yt_dlp_version)
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/backend_command_runner.ex b/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/backend_command_runner.ex
index fef612c..e09eaeb 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/backend_command_runner.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/backend_command_runner.ex
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.BackendCommandRunner do
 
   @callback run(binary(), keyword(), binary()) :: {:ok, binary()} | {:error, binary(), integer()}
   @callback run(binary(), keyword(), binary(), keyword()) :: {:ok, binary()} | {:error, binary(), integer()}
+  @callback version() :: {:ok, binary()} | {:error, binary()}
 end
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex b/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
index 9fa2136..7512768 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner.ex
@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunner do
     end
   end
 
+  @impl BackendCommandRunner
+  def version do
+    command = backend_executable()
+
+    case System.cmd(command, ["--version"]) do
+      {output, 0} ->
+        {:ok, String.trim(output)}
+
+      {output, _} ->
+        {:error, output}
+    end
+  end
+
   defp build_cookie_options do
     base_dir = Application.get_env(:pinchflat, :extras_directory)
     cookie_file = Path.join(base_dir, "cookies.txt")
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat_web/components/layouts/partials/sidebar.html.heex b/lib/pinchflat_web/components/layouts/partials/sidebar.html.heex
index fc34749..978c471 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat_web/components/layouts/partials/sidebar.html.heex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat_web/components/layouts/partials/sidebar.html.heex
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@
           </span>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <span class="group relative flex items-center gap-2.5 px-4 py-2 text-sm">
-            v<%= Application.spec(:pinchflat)[:vsn] %>
+          <span class="group relative flex items-center gap-2.5 px-4 pt-2 text-sm">
+            Pinchflat v<%= Application.spec(:pinchflat)[:vsn] %>
+          </span>
+          <span class="group relative flex items-center gap-2.5 px-4 text-sm">
+            yt-dlp <%= Settings.get!(:yt_dlp_version) %>
           </span>
         </li>
       </ul>
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
index f230956..889b030 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/yt_dlp/command_runner_test.exs
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.YtDlp.CommandRunnerTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "version/0" do
+    test "adds the version arg" do
+      assert {:ok, output} = Runner.version()
+
+      assert String.contains?(output, "--version")
+    end
+  end
+
   defp wrap_executable(new_executable, fun) do
     Application.put_env(:pinchflat, :yt_dlp_executable, new_executable)
     fun.()
diff --git a/test/support/scripts/yt-dlp-mocks/repeater.sh b/test/support/scripts/yt-dlp-mocks/repeater.sh
index da53a84..50407a1 100755
--- a/test/support/scripts/yt-dlp-mocks/repeater.sh
+++ b/test/support/scripts/yt-dlp-mocks/repeater.sh
@@ -12,5 +12,9 @@ for ((i = 1; i <= $#; i++)); do
   fi
 done
 
-# Write all args to the file
-echo "$@" >"$file_location"
+if [ "${!i}" == "--print-to-file" ]; then
+  # Write all args to the file
+  echo "$@" >"$file_location"
+else
+  echo "$@"
+fi