diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7e215de6c..b3275a523 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
           python-version: '3.8'
     - name: Install Requirements
-      run: pip install pyinstaller mutagen Crypto
+      run: pip install pyinstaller mutagen pycryptodome
     - name: Bump version
       id: bump_version
       run: python devscripts/update-version.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.4.4'
           architecture: 'x86'
     - name: Install Requirements for 32 Bit
-      run: pip install pyinstaller==3.5 mutagen Crypto
+      run: pip install pyinstaller==3.5 mutagen pycryptodome
     - name: Bump version
       id: bump_version
       run: python devscripts/update-version.py
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01a969e0a..0303f1d50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ You can install yt-dlp using one of the following methods:
 ### COMPILE
 
 **For Windows**:
-To build the Windows executable, you must have pyinstaller (and optionally mutagen and Crypto)
+To build the Windows executable, you must have pyinstaller (and optionally mutagen and pycryptodome)
 
-    python -m pip install --upgrade pyinstaller mutagen Crypto
+    python -m pip install --upgrade pyinstaller mutagen pycryptodome
 
 Once you have all the necessary dependancies installed, just run `py pyinst.py`. The executable will be built for the same architecture (32/64 bit) as the python used to build it. It is strongly reccomended to use python3 although python2.6+ is supported.
 
diff --git a/pyinst.py b/pyinst.py
index b6608de22..c73a770db 100644
--- a/pyinst.py
+++ b/pyinst.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ PyInstaller.__main__.run([
     '--exclude-module=test',
     '--exclude-module=ytdlp_plugins',
     '--hidden-import=mutagen',
-    '--hidden-import=Crypto',
+    '--hidden-import=pycryptodome',
     'youtube_dlc/__main__.py',
 ])
 SetVersion('dist/youtube-dlc%s.exe' % _x86, VERSION_FILE)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1e880eb51..97a6859ef 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 mutagen
-Crypto
+pycryptodome
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 383ad370e..09e2c84c9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LONG_DESCRIPTION = '\n\n'.join((
     '**PS**: Many links in this document will not work since this is a copy of the README.md from Github',
     open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8").read()))
 
-REQUIREMENTS = ['mutagen', 'Crypto']
+REQUIREMENTS = ['mutagen', 'pycryptodome']
 
 
 if len(sys.argv) >= 2 and sys.argv[1] == 'py2exe':