diff --git a/yt_dlp/compat/compat_utils.py b/yt_dlp/compat/compat_utils.py
index 3ca46d270c..d62b7d0488 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/compat/compat_utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/compat/compat_utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def get_package_info(module):
         name=getattr(module, '_yt_dlp__identifier', module.__name__),
         version=str(next(filter(None, (
             getattr(module, attr, None)
-            for attr in ('__version__', 'version_string', 'version')
+            for attr in ('_yt_dlp__version', '__version__', 'version_string', 'version')
         )), None)))
 
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/dependencies/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/dependencies/__init__.py
index 6e7d29c5ca..b56e4f5cc6 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/dependencies/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/dependencies/__init__.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ except Exception as _err:
 
 try:
     import sqlite3
+    # We need to get the underlying `sqlite` version, see https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/8152
+    sqlite3._yt_dlp__version = sqlite3.sqlite_version
 except ImportError:
     # although sqlite3 is part of the standard library, it is possible to compile python without
     # sqlite support. See: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/544