diff --git a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/utils/PatchStatus.java b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/utils/PatchStatus.java
index 10fefa0e2..6c9ddcbfd 100644
--- a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/utils/PatchStatus.java
+++ b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/utils/PatchStatus.java
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ public class PatchStatus {
         return false;
     }
 
+    public static String SpoofAppVersionDefaultString() {
+        return "18.17.43";
+    }
+
     public static boolean ToolBarComponents() {
         // Replace this with true if the Toolbar components patch succeeds
         return false;
diff --git a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/settings/Settings.java b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/settings/Settings.java
index d86731aeb..395ffe2a2 100644
--- a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/settings/Settings.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class Settings extends BaseSettings {
 
     public static final EnumSetting<FormFactor> CHANGE_LAYOUT = new EnumSetting<>("revanced_change_layout", FormFactor.ORIGINAL, true);
     public static final BooleanSetting SPOOF_APP_VERSION = new BooleanSetting("revanced_spoof_app_version", false, true, "revanced_spoof_app_version_user_dialog_message");
-    public static final StringSetting SPOOF_APP_VERSION_TARGET = new StringSetting("revanced_spoof_app_version_target", "18.17.43", true, parent(SPOOF_APP_VERSION));
+    public static final StringSetting SPOOF_APP_VERSION_TARGET = new StringSetting("revanced_spoof_app_version_target", PatchStatus.SpoofAppVersionDefaultString(), true, parent(SPOOF_APP_VERSION));
 
     // PreferenceScreen: General - Account menu
     public static final BooleanSetting HIDE_ACCOUNT_MENU = new BooleanSetting("revanced_hide_account_menu", FALSE);
diff --git a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/general/spoofappversion/SpoofAppVersionPatch.kt b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/general/spoofappversion/SpoofAppVersionPatch.kt
index c942b4489..5177e36c7 100644
--- a/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/general/spoofappversion/SpoofAppVersionPatch.kt
+++ b/patches/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/general/spoofappversion/SpoofAppVersionPatch.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package app.revanced.patches.youtube.general.spoofappversion
 
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.addInstructionsWithLabels
 import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.getInstruction
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.InstructionExtensions.replaceInstruction
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.bytecodePatch
 import app.revanced.patcher.patch.resourcePatch
 import app.revanced.patcher.util.smali.ExternalLabel
 import app.revanced.patches.shared.spoof.appversion.baseSpoofAppVersionPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.compatibility.Constants.COMPATIBLE_PACKAGE
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.extension.Constants.GENERAL_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.extension.Constants.PATCH_STATUS_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.fix.cairo.cairoFragmentPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.indexOfGetDrawableInstruction
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.patch.PatchList.SPOOF_APP_VERSION
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.settings.ResourceUtils.addPreference
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.settings.settingsPatch
 import app.revanced.patches.youtube.utils.toolBarButtonFingerprint
 import app.revanced.util.appendAppVersion
+import app.revanced.util.findMethodOrThrow
 import app.revanced.util.fingerprint.methodOrThrow
 import app.revanced.util.getReference
 import app.revanced.util.indexOfFirstInstructionOrThrow
@@ -69,6 +72,13 @@ private val spoofAppVersionBytecodePatch = bytecodePatch(
                     """, ExternalLabel("ignore", getInstruction(jumpIndex))
             )
         }
+
+        findMethodOrThrow(PATCH_STATUS_CLASS_DESCRIPTOR) {
+            name == "SpoofAppVersionDefaultString"
+        }.replaceInstruction(
+            0,
+            "const-string v0, \"18.38.45\""
+        )
     }
 
 }