diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b88d75..d0202f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
   "addThumbnail": true,
   "addMetadata": true,
   "verboseLogs": false,
+  "autoUpdateYtDlp": true,
   "autoDownloadPlaylist": true,
   "keepPlaylistOrder": false,
   "createPlaylistFolders": true,
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ Freedom Loader can be configured either through the settings panel in the UI or
 | `addThumbnail`               | boolean | `true`   | Embed thumbnail in downloaded audio files                  |
 | `addMetadata`                | boolean | `true`   | Add metadata tags to downloaded files                      |
 | `verboseLogs`                | boolean | `false`  | Enable detailed logging for debugging                      |
+| `autoUpdateYtDlp`            | boolean | `true`   | Automatically update yt-dlp when the app starts            |
 | `autoDownloadPlaylist`       | boolean | `true`   | Automatically download entire playlists                    |
 | `keepPlaylistOrder`          | boolean | `false`  | Add index before title, usefull for album                  |
 | `createPlaylistFolders`      | boolean | `false`  | Automatically create a folder for a playlist               |
diff --git a/config/config.default.json b/config/config.default.json
index b8306fa..d968e04 100644
--- a/config/config.default.json
+++ b/config/config.default.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "addThumbnail": true,
   "addMetadata": true,
   "verboseLogs": false,
+  "autoUpdateYtDlp": true,
   "autoDownloadPlaylist": true,
   "keepPlaylistOrder": false,
   "createPlaylistFolders": false,
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 474a03e..a75e70b 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -145,7 +145,12 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
   if (!devMode && !checkNativeDependencies()) return;
 
   const { userYtDlp } = require("./server/helpers/path.helpers");
+
+  if (configFeatures.autoUpdateYtDlp !== false) {
   updateYtDlp(userYtDlp);
+  } else {
+    logger.info("yt-dlp automatic updates skipped.");
+  }
 
   try {
     setSplashProgress(0); // Checking dependencies
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 7f7688e..53e7da0 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
+                    <div class="setting-item">
+                        <input data-key="autoUpdateYtDlp" id="autoUpdateYtDlp" type="checkbox">
+                        <div class="setting-info">
+                            <span class="setting-title">Automatically Update yt-dlp</span>
+                            <small>Check for and install yt-dlp updates when the application starts.</small>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
                 </details>
 
                 <div class="settings-footer">