diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index 1e2355ed..51c8e22b 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS = list(default_headers) + [
 
 # TA application settings
 TA_UPSTREAM = "https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist"
-TA_VERSION = "v0.5.0"
+TA_VERSION = "v0.5.1-unstable"
 
 # API
 REST_FRAMEWORK = {
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index a948144c..f540ce4a 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ requests==2.32.3
 ryd-client==0.0.6
 uvicorn==0.34.0
 whitenoise==6.9.0
-yt-dlp[default]==2025.3.21
+yt-dlp[default]==2025.3.25