diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/zee5.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/zee5.py
index 29c6d04e6..d0229e78b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/zee5.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/zee5.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import json
+import random
+import string
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..compat import compat_str
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ class Zee5IE(InfoExtractor):
         'only_matching': True
     }]
     _DETAIL_API_URL = 'https://spapi.zee5.com/singlePlayback/getDetails/secure?content_id={}&device_id={}&platform_name=desktop_web&country=IN&check_parental_control=false'
-    _DEVICE_ID = '1q70TH8Wz0wTyw4buVgg000000000000'
+    _DEVICE_ID = ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters + string.digits, k=20)).ljust(32, '0')
     _USER_TOKEN = None
     _LOGIN_HINT = 'Use "--username <mobile_number>" to login using otp or "--username token" and "--password <user_token>" to login using user token.'
     _NETRC_MACHINE = 'zee5'