diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4294090dc..f6bf1175e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ ### Differences in default behavior
 * `--compat-options all`: Use all compat options (Do NOT use)
 * `--compat-options youtube-dl`: Same as `--compat-options all,-multistreams`
 * `--compat-options youtube-dlc`: Same as `--compat-options all,-no-live-chat,-no-youtube-channel-redirect`
+* `--compat-options 2021`: Same as `--compat-options 2022,no-certifi,filename-sanitization,no-youtube-prefer-utc-upload-date`
+* `--compat-options 2022`: Currently does nothing. Use this to enable all future compat options
 
 
 # INSTALLATION
diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py
index be4695cbb..e9766c02d 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/options.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/options.py
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ def _alias_callback(option, opt_str, value, parser, opts, nargs):
             }, 'aliases': {
                 'youtube-dl': ['all', '-multistreams'],
                 'youtube-dlc': ['all', '-no-youtube-channel-redirect', '-no-live-chat'],
+                '2021': ['2022', 'no-certifi', 'filename-sanitization', 'no-youtube-prefer-utc-upload-date'],
+                '2022': [],
             }
         }, help=(
             'Options that can help keep compatibility with youtube-dl or youtube-dlc '