diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 8349fcf..f1fad0c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "io.github.shadow578.yodel"
-        minSdk = 23
+        minSdk = 24
         targetSdk = 33
         compileSdk = 33
         versionCode = 5
@@ -111,10 +111,9 @@ dependencies {
     kapt("androidx.room:room-compiler:2.5.0")
 
     // youtube-dl
-    //TODO: currently uses the latest version available. This makes the build unstable!
-    implementation("com.github.yausername.youtubedl-android:library:master-SNAPSHOT")
-    implementation("com.github.yausername.youtubedl-android:ffmpeg:master-SNAPSHOT")
-    implementation("com.github.yausername.youtubedl-android:aria2c:master-SNAPSHOT")
+    implementation("io.github.junkfood02.youtubedl-android:library:0.17.1")
+    implementation("io.github.junkfood02.youtubedl-android:ffmpeg:0.17.1")
+    implementation("io.github.junkfood02.youtubedl-android:aria2c:0.17.1")
 
     // id3v2 tagging
     implementation("com.mpatric:mp3agic:0.9.1")
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/shadow578/yodel/downloader/DownloadService.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/shadow578/yodel/downloader/DownloadService.kt
index f9989a4..5545318 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/shadow578/yodel/downloader/DownloadService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/shadow578/yodel/downloader/DownloadService.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package io.github.shadow578.yodel.downloader
 
+import android.Manifest
 import android.app.Notification
 import android.app.PendingIntent
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import android.os.Build
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat
 import androidx.documentfile.provider.DocumentFile
@@ -616,6 +619,10 @@ class DownloaderService : LifecycleService() {
     private fun updateNotification(newNotification: Notification) {
         if (isInForeground) {
             // already in foreground, update the notification
+            if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+                // TODO: handle this gracefully
+                return
+            }
             notificationManager.notify(PROGRESS_NOTIFICATION_ID, newNotification)
         } else {
             // create foreground notification
@@ -745,7 +752,10 @@ class DownloaderService : LifecycleService() {
 
         // send the notification with a randomized id
         // this way, we can have multiple notifications (for multiple errors)
-        notificationManager.notify(notificationId, notification.build())
+        if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+            // TODO: handle this gracefully
+            notificationManager.notify(notificationId, notification.build())
+        }
     }
 
     //endregion
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/shadow578/yodel/downloader/wrapper/YoutubeDLWrapper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/shadow578/yodel/downloader/wrapper/YoutubeDLWrapper.kt
index 2d69627..81a0921 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/shadow578/yodel/downloader/wrapper/YoutubeDLWrapper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/io/github/shadow578/yodel/downloader/wrapper/YoutubeDLWrapper.kt
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ class YoutubeDLWrapper(
      * @throws InterruptedException by [YoutubeDL.execute] call
      */
     @Throws(YoutubeDLException::class, InterruptedException::class)
-    fun download(progressCallback: DownloadProgressCallback?): YoutubeDLResponse {
+    fun download(progressCallback: ((Float, Long, String) -> Unit)?): YoutubeDLResponse {
         check(initialized) { "youtube-dl was not initialized! call YoutubeDLWrapper.init() first!" }
         Timber.i("downloading $videoUrl")
 
-        val response = YoutubeDL.getInstance().execute(request, progressCallback)
+        val response = YoutubeDL.getInstance().execute(request, callback=progressCallback)
         if (printOutput) {
             Timber.i(response.toPrettyString())
             print(response)