diff --git a/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py b/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
index 23775845d..5b6b264a6 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/networking/_requests.py
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ if urllib3 is None:
 urllib3_version = tuple(int_or_none(x, default=0) for x in urllib3.__version__.split('.'))
 
 if urllib3_version < (1, 26, 17):
+    urllib3._yt_dlp__version = f'{urllib3.__version__} (unsupported)'
     raise ImportError('Only urllib3 >= 1.26.17 is supported')
 
 if requests.__build__ < 0x023202:
+    requests._yt_dlp__version = f'{requests.__version__} (unsupported)'
     raise ImportError('Only requests >= 2.32.2 is supported')
 
 import requests.adapters
diff --git a/yt_dlp/networking/_websockets.py b/yt_dlp/networking/_websockets.py
index 7e5ab4600..d29f8e45a 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/networking/_websockets.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/networking/_websockets.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import websockets.version
 
 websockets_version = tuple(map(int_or_none, websockets.version.version.split('.')))
 if websockets_version < (13, 0):
+    websockets._yt_dlp__version = f'{websockets.version.version} (unsupported)'
     raise ImportError('Only websockets>=13.0 is supported')
 
 import websockets.sync.client