diff --git a/mkdocs/docs/advanced.md b/mkdocs/docs/advanced.md
index 24d8fbc..a85f6f0 100644
--- a/mkdocs/docs/advanced.md
+++ b/mkdocs/docs/advanced.md
@@ -126,27 +126,7 @@ Then you can restart the container and the migration will run again. If your err
 
 This project strives for timely updates when yt-dlp makes a new release, but sometimes ideals meet reality. Also, sometimes yt-dlp has a fix published, but not yet released.
 
-**Build your own image**: Update the version in `requirements.txt` and rebuild the image from `Dockerfile`. This will use your own image, even on container rebuild.
-
-**Update yt-dlp on its own**: You can also update the yt-dlp library alone in the container.
-
-- Restart your container for changes to take effect.
-- These changes won't persist a container rebuild from image.
-
-Update to newest regular yt-dlp release:
-
-```bash
-pip install --upgrade yt-dlp
-```
-
-To update to nightly you'll have to specify the correct `--target` folder:
-```bash
-pip install \
-    --upgrade \
-    --target=/root/.local/bin \
-    https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/archive/master.tar.gz
-```
-This is obviously particularly likely to create problems. Also note that the `--version` command will only show the latest regular release, not a nightly version mentioned.
+To update, set the [TA_AUTO_UPDATE_YTDLP](installation/env-vars.md#ta_auto_update_ytdlp) environment variable and restart your container. If this makes things worse and you wish to undo the update, unset the variable and recreate your container.
 
 ## Erase errors from download queue
 Sometimes videos will fail to download. That can be because of expected errors:
diff --git a/mkdocs/docs/installation/env-vars.md b/mkdocs/docs/installation/env-vars.md
index ae58a0a..decb1af 100644
--- a/mkdocs/docs/installation/env-vars.md
+++ b/mkdocs/docs/installation/env-vars.md
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ Configure TA to authenticate with a auth proxy. See [configuration/forward-auth]
 <span class="tag-neutral">Type: Boolean</span>  
 Configure TA to use LDAP for authentication. See [configuration/ldap](../configuration/ldap.md) for more details.
 
+## TA_AUTO_UPDATE_YTDLP
+<span class="tag-optional">Optional</span>
+<span class="tag-neutral">Type: String</span>  
+Configure TA to automatically install the latest yt-dlp on container start. Enable by setting to `release` or `nightly` depending on which version you would like to install.
+
+!!! warning "Potential Incompatibility"
+    Future versions of yt-dlp may not be compatible with your current Tube Archivist version. If you encounter errors while downloading, remove the value and recreate your container to restore the default version.
+
 ## DISABLE_STATIC_AUTH
 <span class="tag-optional">Optional</span>
 <span class="tag-neutral">Type: Boolean</span>