diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 0982bf7..28eb495 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: '3.12.10'
+  PYTHON_VERSION: '3.13.6'
 
 jobs:
   build-windows:
@@ -147,19 +147,6 @@ jobs:
         if (Test-Path "build\exe.*") { Remove-Item "build\exe.*" -Recurse -Force }
         if (Test-Path "build\bdist.*") { Remove-Item "build\bdist.*" -Recurse -Force }
         
-        # Prepare optional FFmpeg include arguments
-        $ffinc1 = ""
-        $ffinc2 = ""
-        $ffinc3 = ""
-        if ($env:FFMPEG_PATH) {
-          $ffmpegExe = Join-Path $env:FFMPEG_PATH "ffmpeg.exe"
-          $ffprobeExe = Join-Path $env:FFMPEG_PATH "ffprobe.exe"
-          $ffplayExe = Join-Path $env:FFMPEG_PATH "ffplay.exe"
-          if (Test-Path $ffmpegExe) { $ffinc1 = "--include-files `"$ffmpegExe`"" }
-          if (Test-Path $ffprobeExe) { $ffinc2 = "--include-files `"$ffprobeExe`"" }
-          if (Test-Path $ffplayExe)  { $ffinc3 = "--include-files `"$ffplayExe`"" }
-        }
-
         # Build executable with FFmpeg using cx_Freeze CLI
         cxfreeze main.py `
           --target-dir "dist\YTSage-FFmpeg" `
@@ -170,8 +157,25 @@ jobs:
           --packages "PySide6.QtCore,PySide6.QtGui,PySide6.QtWidgets,requests,PIL,packaging,markdown,playsound3,loguru,setuptools" `
           --excludes "PySide6.QtBluetooth,PySide6.QtNetwork,PySide6.QtOpenGL,PySide6.QtPrintSupport,PySide6.QtSvg,PySide6.QtTest,PySide6.QtXml,PySide6.QtSql,PySide6.QtHelp,PySide6.QtMultimedia,PySide6.QtQml,PySide6.QtQuick,PySide6.QtWebEngineCore,PIL.ImageDraw,PIL.ImageFont,numpy,scipy,wx,pandas,tkinter,yt_dlp,unittest,test,tests" `
           --include-files "src" `
-          --include-files "assets" `
-          $ffinc1 $ffinc2 $ffinc3
+          --include-files "assets"
+
+        # Copy FFmpeg binaries into dist folder post-build (more reliable than CLI include)
+        if ($env:FFMPEG_PATH) {
+          $destDir = "dist\YTSage-FFmpeg"
+          $ffmpegExe = Join-Path $env:FFMPEG_PATH "ffmpeg.exe"
+          $ffprobeExe = Join-Path $env:FFMPEG_PATH "ffprobe.exe"
+          $ffplayExe = Join-Path $env:FFMPEG_PATH "ffplay.exe"
+
+          foreach ($file in @($ffmpegExe, $ffprobeExe, $ffplayExe)) {
+            if (Test-Path $file) {
+              $name = Split-Path $file -Leaf
+              Copy-Item $file -Destination (Join-Path $destDir $name) -Force
+              Write-Host "Copied $name into $destDir"
+            } else {
+              Write-Host "Warning: FFmpeg binary not found: $file"
+            }
+          }
+        }
     
     - name: Package and prepare release artifacts (ZIPs)
       shell: powershell