diff --git a/DEPLOY.md b/DEPLOY.md
index bb7e4a3..9afea6d 100644
--- a/DEPLOY.md
+++ b/DEPLOY.md
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ default, e.g. via QEMU emulation).
 
 ```sh
 docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64 \
-  --build-arg VERSION=1.11 \
-  -t 192.168.2.212:3000/tigeren/metube:1.11 \
+  --build-arg VERSION=1.12 \
+  -t 192.168.2.212:3000/tigeren/metube:1.12 \
   --push .
 ```
 
diff --git a/app/ytdl.py b/app/ytdl.py
index fb6d2f4..99f523f 100644
--- a/app/ytdl.py
+++ b/app/ytdl.py
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
                             'skip_download': True,  # Don't download, just get info
                             'paths': {"home": dldirectory, "temp": self.config.TEMP_DIR},
                             **ytdl_options,
+                            **({'impersonate': yt_dlp.networking.impersonate.ImpersonateTarget.from_str(ytdl_options['impersonate'])} if isinstance(ytdl_options.get('impersonate'), str) else {}),
                         }).extract_info(dl.url, download=False)
                     )
                     if full_entry and 'title' in full_entry:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d604be2..08e99ed 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ services:
       # Optional: yt-dlp options
       # - YTDL_OPTIONS={}
       # - YTDL_OPTIONS_FILE=/path/to/ytdl_options.json
+      # Impersonate Chrome's TLS fingerprint: some sites 403 the container's
+      # plain Python/OpenSSL fingerprint (works on desktop Python without this)
+      - YTDL_OPTIONS={"impersonate":"chrome"}
       
       # Optional: cookies for authenticated downloads
       # - YTDL_OPTIONS={"cookiefile":"/cookies/cookies.txt"}
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 574c0bf..5aa9b13 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -848,11 +848,11 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "yt-dlp"
-version = "2026.2.21"
+version = "2026.7.4"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/58/d9/55ffff25204733e94a507552ad984d5a8a8e4f9d1f0d91763e6b1a41c79b/yt_dlp-2026.2.21.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:4407dfc1a71fec0dee5ef916a8d4b66057812939b509ae45451fa8fb4376b539", size = 3116630, upload-time = "2026-02-21T20:40:53.522Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/47/c5/9972af4b472b0d55badf841ebafd2f98944cb0ae0f46e11d01f363ea5b91/yt_dlp-2026.7.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b094813404f87a9dd2186f00815231df32e5fd8a5403be0f807b3bb2d21a4432", size = 3049326, upload-time = "2026-07-04T22:42:14.837Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5a/40/664c99ee36d80d84ce7a96cd98aebcb3d16c19e6c3ad3461d2cf5424040e/yt_dlp-2026.2.21-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:0d8408f5b6d20487f5caeb946dfd04f9bcd2f1a3a125b744a0a982b590e449f7", size = 3313392, upload-time = "2026-02-21T20:40:51.514Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f9/8a/cd4c9b02c10c563adfe78118310129641900e1cd6de888cfae2452072696/yt_dlp-2026.7.4-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:f11f2b11d5a8ac4059f9bdf29fa4407dc7c6bb00c5097e95ca22a7a9db518266", size = 3184705, upload-time = "2026-07-04T22:42:12.989Z" },
 ]
 
 [package.optional-dependencies]
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ curl-cffi = [
     { name = "curl-cffi", marker = "implementation_name == 'cpython'" },
 ]
 default = [
-    { name = "brotli", marker = "implementation_name == 'cpython'" },
+    { name = "brotli", marker = "implementation_name == 'cpython' and sys_platform != 'ios'" },
     { name = "brotlicffi", marker = "implementation_name != 'cpython'" },
     { name = "certifi" },
     { name = "mutagen" },
@@ -873,9 +873,9 @@ default = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "yt-dlp-ejs"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.8.0"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6b/0d/b9e4ab1b47cdeba0842df634b74b3c0144307640ad5b632a5e189c4ab7ce/yt_dlp_ejs-0.5.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:8dfae59e418232f485253dcf8e197fefa232423c3af7824fe19e4517b173293b", size = 98925, upload-time = "2026-02-21T19:29:16.844Z" }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d3/e6/cceb9530e8f4e5940f6f7822d90e9d94f1b85343329a16baaf47bbbb3de1/yt_dlp_ejs-0.8.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d5fa1639f63b5c4af8d932495f60689d5370f1a095782c944f7f62a303eb104e", size = 96571, upload-time = "2026-03-17T22:49:19.299Z" }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/7e/5b/1283356b70d4893a8a050cee15092e1b08ea15310b94365f88067146721b/yt_dlp_ejs-0.5.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:674fc0efea741d3100cdf3f0f9e123150715ee41edf47ea7a62fbdeda204bdec", size = 54032, upload-time = "2026-02-21T19:29:15.408Z" },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e3/bd/520769863744b669440a924271a6159ddd82ad5ae26b4ac4d4b69e9f8d44/yt_dlp_ejs-0.8.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:79300e5fca7f937a1eeede11f0456862c1b41107ce1d726871e0207424f4bdb4", size = 53443, upload-time = "2026-03-17T22:49:17.736Z" },
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