diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 62e33218..0a43726a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 		"ytpl": "^2.2.3"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"electron": "^12.1.0",
+		"electron": "^12.2.2",
 		"electron-builder": "^22.10.5",
 		"electron-devtools-installer": "^3.1.1",
 		"electron-icon-maker": "0.0.5",
diff --git a/plugins/sponsorblock/back.js b/plugins/sponsorblock/back.js
index 775b1c0a..0f16f102 100644
--- a/plugins/sponsorblock/back.js
+++ b/plugins/sponsorblock/back.js
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 const fetch = require("node-fetch");
 const is = require("electron-is");
 
-// see https://github.com/node-fetch/node-fetch/issues/568#issuecomment-932200523
-// will not be needed if project's electron version >= v15.1.0 (https://github.com/node-fetch/node-fetch/issues/568#issuecomment-932435180)
-const https = require("https");
-const agent = new https.Agent({
-	rejectUnauthorized: false,
-});
-
 const defaultConfig = require("../../config/defaults");
 const registerCallback = require("../../providers/song-info");
 const { sortSegments } = require("./segments");
@@ -44,7 +37,6 @@ const fetchSegments = async (apiURL, categories) => {
 				"Content-Type": "application/json",
 			},
 			redirect: "follow",
-			agent // fixes error: 'CERT_HAS_EXPIRED'
 		});
 		if (resp.status !== 200) {
 			return [];
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2a52e14e..33cca1d9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3412,10 +3412,10 @@ electron-updater@^4.4.6:
     lodash.isequal "^4.5.0"
     semver "^7.3.5"
 
-electron@^12.1.0:
-  version "12.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-12.1.0.tgz#615a7f9dbb2fc79cc72361fba9f39d005c697bca"
-  integrity sha512-joQlYI/nTIrTUldO3GENZ2j225eKar9nTQBSEwSUSWN4h65QGDmXNQ7dbWPmLlkUQWtHhz8lXhFk30OLG9ZjLw==
+electron@^12.2.2:
+  version "12.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-12.2.2.tgz#9627594d6b5bb589f00355989d316b6542539e54"
+  integrity sha512-Oma/nIfvgql9JjAxdB9gQk//qxpJaI6PgMocYMiW4kFyLi+8jS6oGn33QG3FESS//cw09KRnWmA9iutuFAuXtw==
   dependencies:
     "@electron/get" "^1.0.1"
     "@types/node" "^14.6.2"