chore(release): cut v0.8.9

hyperfield · hyperfield · commit 0aa646ef484e · 2026-07-10T12:06:20.000+02:00
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented here.
 
-## Unreleased
+## 0.8.9
 
 - Raised the minimum `yt-dlp` dependency to `2026.03.17` to avoid stale PyPI environments that hit YouTube `n challenge` / `HTTP 403` download failures.
 - Documented that PyPI users should upgrade `yt-dlp` alongside the app when troubleshooting recent YouTube download issues.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # YT Channel Downloader
 
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.8.8-green)](#) [![Codacy Badge](https://app.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/d941f316b7ba45a4aa9114f029ca4a0b)](https://app.codacy.com/gh/hyperfield/yt-channel-downloader/dashboard?utm_source=gh&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Badge_grade) [![Donate via Ko-Fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/Donate-Ko--Fi-FF5E5B?logo=kofi&logoColor=white)](https://ko-fi.com/hyperfield) [![Download YT Channel Downloader](https://img.shields.io/sourceforge/dt/yt-channel-downloader.svg)](https://sourceforge.net/projects/yt-channel-downloader/files/latest/download) [![Download YT Channel Downloader](https://img.shields.io/sourceforge/dw/yt-channel-downloader.svg)](https://sourceforge.net/projects/yt-channel-downloader/files/latest/download)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.8.9-green)](#) [![Codacy Badge](https://app.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/d941f316b7ba45a4aa9114f029ca4a0b)](https://app.codacy.com/gh/hyperfield/yt-channel-downloader/dashboard?utm_source=gh&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Badge_grade) [![Donate via Ko-Fi](https://img.shields.io/badge/Donate-Ko--Fi-FF5E5B?logo=kofi&logoColor=white)](https://ko-fi.com/hyperfield) [![Download YT Channel Downloader](https://img.shields.io/sourceforge/dt/yt-channel-downloader.svg)](https://sourceforge.net/projects/yt-channel-downloader/files/latest/download) [![Download YT Channel Downloader](https://img.shields.io/sourceforge/dw/yt-channel-downloader.svg)](https://sourceforge.net/projects/yt-channel-downloader/files/latest/download)
 
 [![Download YT Channel Downloader](https://a.fsdn.com/con/app/sf-download-button)](https://sourceforge.net/projects/yt-channel-downloader/files/latest/download)
 
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@
 
 ## Change Log
 
-Latest: **0.8.8**
+Latest: **0.8.9**
+
+## 0.8.9
+
+- Raised the minimum `yt-dlp` dependency to `2026.03.17` to avoid stale PyPI environments that hit YouTube `n challenge` / `HTTP 403` download failures.
+- Documented that PyPI users should upgrade `yt-dlp` alongside the app when troubleshooting recent YouTube download issues.
 
 ## 0.8.8
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "yt-channel-downloader"
-version = "0.8.8"
+version = "0.8.9"
 description = "Desktop app for downloading entire YouTube channels or playlists via yt-dlp."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
diff --git a/src/yt_channel_downloader/__init__.py b/src/yt_channel_downloader/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from importlib import metadata
 
 
-_FALLBACK_VERSION = "0.8.8"
+_FALLBACK_VERSION = "0.8.9"
 
 
 def _version_from_pyproject(pyproject_path: pathlib.Path) -> str | None:
diff --git a/src/yt_channel_downloader/ui/about.ui b/src/yt_channel_downloader/ui/about.ui
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     </rect>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;About&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot; margin-top:14px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-size:large; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;YT Channel Downloader&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;Version:&lt;/span&gt; 0.5.0&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;Years: &lt;/span&gt;2023-2026&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;License: &lt;/span&gt;MIT &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;Github: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/hyperfield/yt-channel-downloader&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;View on Github&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;Author: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:info@quicknode.net&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;hyperfield&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;Contributors: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/dsasmblr&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;dsasmblr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/djfm&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;djfm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/arvinnick&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;arvinnick&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+    <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;About&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot; margin-top:14px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-size:large; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;YT Channel Downloader&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;Version:&lt;/span&gt; 0.8.9&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;Years: &lt;/span&gt;2023-2026&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;License: &lt;/span&gt;MIT &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;Github: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/hyperfield/yt-channel-downloader&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;View on Github&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;Author: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:info@quicknode.net&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;hyperfield&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; font-weight:700;&quot;&gt;Contributors: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/dsasmblr&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;dsasmblr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/djfm&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;djfm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/arvinnick&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;arvinnick&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
    </property>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QPushButton" name="aboutOkButton">
diff --git a/src/yt_channel_downloader/ui/ui_about.py b/src/yt_channel_downloader/ui/ui_about.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def setupUi(self, aboutDialog):
     def retranslateUi(self, aboutDialog):
         _translate = QtCore.QCoreApplication.translate
         aboutDialog.setWindowTitle(_translate("aboutDialog", "About"))
-        self.aboutLabel.setText(_translate("aboutDialog", "<html><head><title>About</title></head><body><h3 style=\" margin-top:14px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-size:large; font-weight:700;\">YT Channel Downloader</span></h3><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Version:</span> 0.8.8</p><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Years: </span>2023-2026</p><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">License: </span>MIT </p><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Github: </span><a href=\"https://github.com/hyperfield/yt-channel-downloader\"><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">View on Github</span></a></p><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Author: </span><a href=\"mailto:info@quicknode.net\"><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">hyperfield</span></a></p><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Contributors: </span></p><p><a href=\"https://github.com/dsasmblr\"><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">dsasmblr</span></a>, <a href=\"https://github.com/djfm\"><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">djfm</span></a>, <a href=\"https://github.com/arvinnick\"><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">arvinnick</span></a></p></body></html>"))
+        self.aboutLabel.setText(_translate("aboutDialog", "<html><head><title>About</title></head><body><h3 style=\" margin-top:14px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><span style=\" font-size:large; font-weight:700;\">YT Channel Downloader</span></h3><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Version:</span> 0.8.9</p><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Years: </span>2023-2026</p><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">License: </span>MIT </p><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Github: </span><a href=\"https://github.com/hyperfield/yt-channel-downloader\"><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">View on Github</span></a></p><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Author: </span><a href=\"mailto:info@quicknode.net\"><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">hyperfield</span></a></p><p><span style=\" font-weight:700;\">Contributors: </span></p><p><a href=\"https://github.com/dsasmblr\"><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">dsasmblr</span></a>, <a href=\"https://github.com/djfm\"><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">djfm</span></a>, <a href=\"https://github.com/arvinnick\"><span style=\" text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;\">arvinnick</span></a></p></body></html>"))
         self.aboutOkButton.setText(_translate("aboutDialog", "OK"))
         self.label.setText(_translate("aboutDialog", "<html><head/><body><p><img src=\":/images/icon.png\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\"/></p></body></html>\n"
 ""))
