diff --git a/test/test_update.py b/test/test_update.py
index a3d70e9ee6..e4a9575e2e 100644
--- a/test/test_update.py
+++ b/test/test_update.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # Allow direct execution
+import io
 import os
 import sys
 import unittest
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 
 from test.helper import FakeYDL, report_warning
 from yt_dlp.update import UpdateInfo, Updater
+from contextlib import redirect_stderr
 
 
 # XXX: Keep in sync with yt_dlp.update.UPDATE_SOURCES
@@ -272,63 +274,70 @@ def test(target, expected, current_version=None, current_commit=None, identifier
         test('testing', None, current_commit='9' * 40)
         test('testing', UpdateInfo('testing', commit='9' * 40))
 
-    def test_get_version_info(self):
+    def test_get_version_info_custom_cases(self):
         updater = FakeUpdater(FakeYDL(), 'stable')
 
-        # CT1 - Tag Already in Required Format
+        # CT1 – Tag Already in Required Format
         updater._identifier = 'zip'
         updater.requested_repo = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'
-        version, commit = updater._get_version_info('2025.04.06', {})
+        version, commit = updater._get_version_info('2025.04.06')
         self.assertEqual(version, '2025.04.06')
         self.assertIsNone(commit)
 
-        # CT2 - Fetch Latest Release Without Commit Hash
-        tag = 'latest'
-        updater.requested_repo = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'
+        # CT2 – Fetch Latest Release Without Commit Hash
         updater._call_api = lambda _: {
             'tag_name': 'v2025.04.06',
             'name': 'Release 2025.04.06',
             'target_commitish': '',
             'body': '- Adds support for the new URL parser\n- Fixes bug in simultaneous downloads\n',
         }
-        version, commit = updater._get_version_info(tag, updater._call_api(tag))
+        version, commit = updater._get_version_info('latest')
         self.assertEqual(version, 'v2025.04.06')
         self.assertIsNone(commit)
 
-        # CT3 - Fallback to Commit Hash When Tag Is Empty
+        # CT3 – Fallback to Commit Hash When Tag Is Empty
         updater._call_api = lambda _: {
             'tag_name': 'v2024.02.01',
             'name': 'Release candidate',
             'target_commitish': 'a1b2c3d4e5f60718293a4b5c6d7e8f9012ab3cd4',
             'body': '- Implements extra parameter validation\n- Optimizes performance in date parser\n',
         }
-        version, commit = updater._get_version_info('', updater._call_api(''))
+        version, commit = updater._get_version_info('')
         self.assertIsNone(version)
         self.assertEqual(commit, 'a1b2c3d4e5f60718293a4b5c6d7e8f9012ab3cd4')
 
-        # CT4 - Extract Version from Name with Empty Tag and Body Hash
+        # CT4 – Extract Version from Name with Empty Tag and Body Hash
         updater._call_api = lambda _: {
             'tag_name': 'v2024.02.01',
             'name': 'Release 2024.02.01',
             'target_commitish': '',
             'body': 'a1b2c3d4e5f60718293a4b5c6d7e8f9012ab3cd4\n- Implements extra parameter validation\n- Optimizes performance in date parser\n',
         }
-        version, commit = updater._get_version_info('', updater._call_api(''))
+        version, commit = updater._get_version_info('')
         self.assertEqual(version, '2024.02.01')
         self.assertIsNone(commit)
 
-        # CT5 - Error on Missing Version and Commit Hash
+        # CT5 – Error on Missing Version and Commit Hash
         updater._call_api = lambda _: {
             'tag_name': 'v2024.02.01',
             'name': 'Release candidate',
             'target_commitish': '',
             'body': '- Implements extra parameter validation\n- Optimizes performance in date parser\n',
         }
-        with self.assertLogs(level='WARNING') as cm:
-            version, commit = updater._get_version_info('', updater._call_api(''))
-            self.assertIsNone(version)
-            self.assertIsNone(commit)
-            self.assertTrue(any('One of either version or commit hash must be available' in m for m in cm.output))
+
+        # captura de stderr
+        stderr = io.StringIO()
+        with redirect_stderr(stderr):
+            version, commit = updater._get_version_info('')
+        self.assertIsNone(version)
+        self.assertIsNone(commit)
+
+        err = stderr.getvalue()
+        self.assertIn(
+            "One of either version or commit hash must be available on the release",
+            err
+        )
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()