build(deps): raise yt-dlp minimum version to 2026.03.17

Author: hyperfield

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented here.
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- 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
 
 - Fixed partial download progress restoration when refetching a playlist or channel list.

pyproject.toml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
   "appdirs>=1.4.4",
   "requests>=2.31",
-  "yt-dlp[default]>=2025.11.12",
+  "yt-dlp[default]>=2026.03.17",
   "PyQt6>=6.6.0",
 ]