diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index da20ba5..0559158 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-sopel>=7.0,<8
+sopel>=7.1,<8
 google-api-python-client>=1.5.5,<1.8
diff --git a/sopel_modules/youtube/youtube.py b/sopel_modules/youtube/youtube.py
index 874b5d1..a35caae 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/youtube/youtube.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/youtube/youtube.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import googleapiclient.errors
 
 from sopel.config.types import (
+    BooleanAttribute,
     ListAttribute,
     StaticSection,
     ValidatedAttribute,
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ class YoutubeSection(StaticSection):
     Available: uploader, date, length, views, comments, and votes_color or votes
     """
 
-    playlist_watch = ValidatedAttribute('playlist_watch', bool, default=True)
+    playlist_watch = BooleanAttribute('playlist_watch', default=True)
     """
     Whether to show playlist info if the list ID is embedded in a video watch link.
     """