diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_broken_site.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_broken_site.md
index d1a6ad1f6..ee2da644b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_broken_site.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_broken_site.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ title: ''
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.31. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2021.01.03. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Make sure that all provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser.
 - Make sure that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped as explained in http://yt-dl.org/escape.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar issues: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most com
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a broken site support
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.31**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.01.03**
 - [ ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
 - [ ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Add the `-v` flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (`youtube-dl -v <
  [debug] User config: []
  [debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKcj']
  [debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251
- [debug] youtube-dl version 2020.12.31
+ [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.01.03
  [debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Windows-2003Server-5.2.3790-SP2
  [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-75573-g1d0487f, ffprobe N-75573-g1d0487f, rtmpdump 2.4
  [debug] Proxy map: {}
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2_site_support_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2_site_support_request.md
index ded5beadf..7d535b6d1 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2_site_support_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2_site_support_request.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ labels: 'site-support-request'
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.31. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2021.01.03. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Make sure that all provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser.
 - Make sure that site you are requesting is not dedicated to copyright infringement, see https://yt-dl.org/copyright-infringement. youtube-dl does not support such sites. In order for site support request to be accepted all provided example URLs should not violate any copyrights.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar site support requests: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most com
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a new site support request
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.31**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.01.03**
 - [ ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
 - [ ] I've checked that none of provided URLs violate any copyrights
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar site support requests including closed ones
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3_site_feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3_site_feature_request.md
index 0e06de8dc..74674ce62 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3_site_feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3_site_feature_request.md
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ title: ''
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.31. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2021.01.03. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar site feature requests: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
 - Finally, put x into all relevant boxes (like this [x])
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a site feature request
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.31**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.01.03**
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar site feature requests including closed ones
 
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report.md
index dfbfe3701..7b0402d41 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ title: ''
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.31. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2021.01.03. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Make sure that all provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser.
 - Make sure that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped as explained in http://yt-dl.org/escape.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar issues: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most com
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a broken site support issue
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.31**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.01.03**
 - [ ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
 - [ ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar bug reports including closed ones
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Add the `-v` flag to your command line you run youtube-dl with (`youtube-dl -v <
  [debug] User config: []
  [debug] Command-line args: [u'-v', u'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKcj']
  [debug] Encodings: locale cp1251, fs mbcs, out cp866, pref cp1251
- [debug] youtube-dl version 2020.12.31
+ [debug] youtube-dl version 2021.01.03
  [debug] Python version 2.7.11 - Windows-2003Server-5.2.3790-SP2
  [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-75573-g1d0487f, ffprobe N-75573-g1d0487f, rtmpdump 2.4
  [debug] Proxy map: {}
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/5_feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/5_feature_request.md
index 30061808d..17ffff465 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/5_feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/5_feature_request.md
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ labels: 'request'
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2020.12.31. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2021.01.03. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar feature requests: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
 - Finally, put x into all relevant boxes (like this [x])
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a feature request
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2020.12.31**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.01.03**
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar feature requests including closed ones
 
 
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4f5fbc7f8..9942ee578 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version <unreleased>
+version 2021.01.03
 
 Extractors
 * [nrk] Improve series metadata extraction (#27473)
diff --git a/docs/supportedsites.md b/docs/supportedsites.md
index b1112f83b..8178af5b6 100644
--- a/docs/supportedsites.md
+++ b/docs/supportedsites.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
  - **appletrailers**
  - **appletrailers:section**
  - **archive.org**: archive.org videos
+ - **ArcPublishing**
  - **ARD**
  - **ARD:mediathek**
  - **ARDBetaMediathek**
@@ -610,6 +611,7 @@
  - **Npr**
  - **NRK**
  - **NRKPlaylist**
+ - **NRKRadioPodkast**
  - **NRKSkole**: NRK Skole
  - **NRKTV**: NRK TV and NRK Radio
  - **NRKTVDirekte**: NRK TV Direkte and NRK Radio Direkte
@@ -813,12 +815,13 @@
  - **ShowRoomLive**
  - **Sina**
  - **sky.it**
+ - **sky:news**
+ - **sky:sports**
+ - **sky:sports:news**
  - **skyacademy.it**
  - **SkylineWebcams**
- - **SkyNews**
  - **skynewsarabia:article**
  - **skynewsarabia:video**
- - **SkySports**
  - **Slideshare**
  - **SlidesLive**
  - **Slutload**
diff --git a/youtube_dl/version.py b/youtube_dl/version.py
index f795f0735..1588ee8e4 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/version.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-__version__ = '2020.12.31'
+__version__ = '2021.01.03'