diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48a32e3cd556..5afc224216d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         "winston": "3.19.0",
         "xxhash-wasm": "1.1.0",
         "youtube-caption-extractor": "1.10.2",
-        "youtubei.js": "17.2.0",
+        "youtubei.js": "18.0.0",
         "zod": "4.4.3"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index eb7c9c29d984..f897c96c4af5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 1.10.2
         version: 1.10.2
       youtubei.js:
-        specifier: 17.2.0
-        version: 17.2.0
+        specifier: 18.0.0
+        version: 18.0.0
       zod:
         specifier: 4.4.3
         version: 4.4.3
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ packages:
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     hasBin: true
 
-  '@bufbuild/protobuf@2.12.1':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-BvAMfS6LrgZiryOAZ4pBYucu4wG/Ei/9o9DZ9akbREnMLbPJiom2i8b9C8IsKErQoiKqVhrerzt3kOT/RrzLHg==}
+  '@bufbuild/protobuf@2.14.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-C3UGsiCwSprE2NKIIFA3hCDlpXTMCAXRZuEVp88L1GY36Y41+rYL5fryE+nOFhp4p4JPQvdV8PQ4DWgHgeTE+w==}
 
   '@cloudflare/containers@0.3.7':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-DM9dm3FnIBSyiSJ1FLavKwl/lk3oAmTaynCzZQ9pZR0ncRPquSxkxd8Nu2MFILxmDDsPkxKsSNEh9mHHMty4Fw==}
@@ -4905,6 +4905,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Sz8FzjzI0kN13GK/6MVEsVzMZEPvOhnmmI1lU5+/1cGOiK3QUahntrNNtdVeihrO7t9JpoH75iMNXg6R6uWflQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=18.0.0'}
 
+  meriyah@7.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-642iQ3T0ZBXw+qrFo9m50CsdzSz9Tn0HtSKN3WxWlTXfcHUZwunxU4gMoMDIQzzOhwtkLOLeBs9GXs7NwDI2nA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20.0.0'}
+
   micromark-core-commonmark@2.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RDBrHEMSxVFLg6xvnXmb1Ayr2WzLAWjeSATAoxwKYJV94TeNavgoIdA0a9ytzDSVzBy2YKFK+emCPOEibLeCrg==}
 
@@ -6504,8 +6508,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-G/WSJStuTrWiqXZ5PpmMtS6LInCQueN/47lz5dNUnIPm7cRIX0RGI+fhkuNEipavQprQH6m2URBn5Xc0jhh1wA==}
     engines: {node: '>=18.0.0'}
 
-  youtubei.js@17.2.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-XLNsgRKO1h7t4i9tIMWSQSeWdD7Ujkk5v1m5YCaumaHMhu/xuLqtO3M0Hq7CXNup9HlJ1NGrT1Y+HLIHnL6Ujg==}
+  youtubei.js@18.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-7Tztl5QzNL4nIhiAxa4P/0C8cDDsUe0j4iaUeNiaA+ZfSe/l+HkHxXyoWlQXNW7IPi2n6AW23ysVMJLDh+AwWQ==}
 
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     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Pn6e7uZOBczeJ+JIiPGtD4aw6eRflzKrZJmAdeg092RxM9tQtvAkZAbEoknNgYmsB6dGYESvXPQcUE7Nu8ai7Q==}
@@ -6662,7 +6666,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       css-tree: 3.2.1
 
-  '@bufbuild/protobuf@2.12.1': {}
+  '@bufbuild/protobuf@2.14.0': {}
 
   '@cloudflare/containers@0.3.7': {}
 
@@ -10468,6 +10472,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   meriyah@6.1.4: {}
 
+  meriyah@7.3.1: {}
+
   micromark-core-commonmark@2.0.3:
     dependencies:
       decode-named-character-reference: 1.3.0
@@ -12260,11 +12266,11 @@ snapshots:
       he: 1.2.0
       striptags: 3.2.0
 
-  youtubei.js@17.2.0:
+  youtubei.js@18.0.0:
     dependencies:
-      '@bufbuild/protobuf': 2.12.1
+      '@bufbuild/protobuf': 2.14.0
       fflate: 0.8.3
-      meriyah: 6.1.4
+      meriyah: 7.3.1
 
   yuku-ast@0.7.4:
     dependencies: