diff --git a/FFmpeg.AutoGen.Redist/FFmpeg.AutoGen.Redist.csproj b/FFmpeg.AutoGen.Redist/FFmpeg.AutoGen.Redist.csproj
index 252c1fe..4197010 100644
--- a/FFmpeg.AutoGen.Redist/FFmpeg.AutoGen.Redist.csproj
+++ b/FFmpeg.AutoGen.Redist/FFmpeg.AutoGen.Redist.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <PackageId>FFmpeg.AutoGen.Redist</PackageId>
-    <Version>7.1.2</Version>
+    <Version>7.1.3</Version>
     <Description>FFmpeg native binaries redistribution package</Description>
     <Copyright>Copyright © FFmpeg.AutoGen Contributors</Copyright>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
@@ -17,17 +17,20 @@
     <None Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!-- Ship the shared-linked FFmpeg DLLs. SDL2/openal are excluded: their only
-       consumer was ffplay.exe, which we no longer ship. -->
+  <!-- Ship the shared-linked FFmpeg DLLs. SDL2.dll and libopenal-1.dll are required:
+       avdevice-if-61.dll links against both, and avdevice-if-61.dll is a static import
+       of ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe, so the Windows loader needs them next to the exe or
+       the process fails at startup with STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND (0xC0000135). ffplay.exe is
+       still dropped: it is the only binary we do not ship, and nothing else imports it. -->
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="../FFmpeg/bin/*.dll" Exclude="../FFmpeg/bin/SDL2.dll;../FFmpeg/bin/libopenal-1.dll" Pack="true" PackagePath="runtimes/win-x64/native/" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+    <Content Include="../FFmpeg/bin/*.dll" Pack="true" PackagePath="runtimes/win-x64/native/" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
     <Content Include="../FFmpeg/bin/ffmpeg.exe" Pack="true" PackagePath="runtimes/win-x64/native/" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
     <Content Include="../FFmpeg/bin/ffprobe.exe" Pack="true" PackagePath="runtimes/win-x64/native/" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Copy binaries to output directory when building projects that reference this -->
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="../FFmpeg/bin/*.dll" Exclude="../FFmpeg/bin/SDL2.dll;../FFmpeg/bin/libopenal-1.dll" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+    <None Include="../FFmpeg/bin/*.dll" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
     <None Include="../FFmpeg/bin/ffmpeg.exe" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
     <None Include="../FFmpeg/bin/ffprobe.exe" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/FFmpeg/bin/SDL2.dll b/FFmpeg/bin/SDL2.dll
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2ba2bca
Binary files /dev/null and b/FFmpeg/bin/SDL2.dll differ
diff --git a/FFmpeg/bin/libopenal-1.dll b/FFmpeg/bin/libopenal-1.dll
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f5cd6ab
Binary files /dev/null and b/FFmpeg/bin/libopenal-1.dll differ
diff --git a/scripts/redist-manifest.txt b/scripts/redist-manifest.txt
index 280945d..c64bcde 100644
--- a/scripts/redist-manifest.txt
+++ b/scripts/redist-manifest.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+SDL2.dll
 avcodec-if-61.dll
 avdevice-if-61.dll
 avfilter-if-10.dll
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ libmodplug-1.dll
 libmp3lame-0.dll
 libnettle-8.dll
 libogg-0.dll
+libopenal-1.dll
 libopenjp2-7.dll
 libopus-0.dll
 libp11-kit-0.dll
diff --git a/scripts/test_verify_redist.py b/scripts/test_verify_redist.py
index c8b6da7..2ac3414 100644
--- a/scripts/test_verify_redist.py
+++ b/scripts/test_verify_redist.py
@@ -128,7 +128,12 @@ def build_minimal_pe(imported_dlls: list[str], extra_padding: int = 0) -> bytes:
     return bytes(header_blob) + section_payload + b"\x00" * extra_padding
 
 
-GOOD_FFMPEG_IMPORTS = ["avcodec-if-61.dll", "avutil-if-59.dll", "KERNEL32.dll"]
+GOOD_FFMPEG_IMPORTS = [
+    "avcodec-if-61.dll",
+    "avutil-if-59.dll",
+    "avdevice-if-61.dll",
+    "KERNEL32.dll",
+]
 
 BASELINE_FILES = {
     "ffmpeg.exe": build_minimal_pe(GOOD_FFMPEG_IMPORTS),
@@ -222,12 +227,21 @@ def test_manifest_gate_fails_on_missing_file(self):
 
     # --- gate 2: forbidden files ---
 
-    def test_forbidden_gate_fails_on_reintroduced_sdl2(self):
+    def test_forbidden_gate_fails_on_ffplay(self):
         doctored = dict(BASELINE_FILES)
-        doctored["SDL2.dll"] = b"\x00" * 10
+        doctored["ffplay.exe"] = b"\x00" * 10
         results = self._run(doctored, manifest_names=doctored.keys())
         self._assert_only_failed(results, "forbidden-files")
 
+    def test_forbidden_gate_allows_sdl2_and_openal(self):
+        # avdevice-if-61.dll links SDL2.dll + libopenal-1.dll, and avdevice is a
+        # static import of the exes, so both DLLs are required payload now.
+        allowed = dict(BASELINE_FILES)
+        allowed["SDL2.dll"] = b"\x00" * 10
+        allowed["libopenal-1.dll"] = b"\x00" * 10
+        results = self._run(allowed, manifest_names=allowed.keys())
+        self.assertTrue(results["forbidden-files"].passed)
+
     def test_forbidden_gate_fails_on_pdb(self):
         doctored = dict(BASELINE_FILES)
         doctored["avcodec-if-61.pdb"] = b"\x00" * 10
@@ -333,7 +347,7 @@ def test_main_exit_code_zero_on_good_package(self):
 
     def test_main_exit_code_nonzero_on_doctored_package(self):
         doctored = dict(BASELINE_FILES)
-        doctored["SDL2.dll"] = b"\x00" * 10
+        doctored["ffplay.exe"] = b"\x00" * 10
         nupkg = build_nupkg(self.tmp_path / "cli-bad.nupkg", doctored)
         manifest = self._manifest(doctored.keys())
         with mock.patch.object(vr, "DEFAULT_MANIFEST_PATH", manifest):
diff --git a/scripts/verify_redist.py b/scripts/verify_redist.py
index 96651d9..df8568b 100644
--- a/scripts/verify_redist.py
+++ b/scripts/verify_redist.py
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
   1. manifest    - exact file-set compare of runtimes/win-x64/native/ against
                     scripts/redist-manifest.txt (catches unexpected extra files,
                     not just missing required ones).
-  2. forbidden    - ffplay.exe, SDL2.dll, libopenal-1.dll, *.pdb must not be present.
+  2. forbidden    - ffplay.exe and *.pdb must not be present. (SDL2.dll and
+                    libopenal-1.dll are required payload: avdevice-if-61.dll links
+                    against them and is a static import of ffmpeg.exe/ffprobe.exe.)
   3. sizes        - nupkg < 100MB; ffmpeg.exe / ffprobe.exe < 5MB each;
                     avcodec-if-*.dll < 1.5x its known baseline size.
-  4. pe-imports   - ffmpeg.exe / ffprobe.exe must import avcodec-if-61.dll and
-                    avutil-if-59.dll, and must not import SDL2.dll.
+  4. pe-imports   - ffmpeg.exe / ffprobe.exe must import avcodec-if-61.dll,
+                    avutil-if-59.dll and avdevice-if-61.dll, and must not import
+                    SDL2.dll directly (SDL2 is pulled in transitively via avdevice).
   5. gpl-scan     - no binary may contain evidence of a linked x264/x265 GPL
                     encoder (project banner strings, or an embedded
                     --enable-gpl / --enable-libx264 / --enable-libx265
@@ -43,9 +46,14 @@
 
 NATIVE_PREFIX = "runtimes/win-x64/native/"
 
-FORBIDDEN_EXACT_NAMES = {"ffplay.exe", "SDL2.dll", "libopenal-1.dll"}
+# SDL2.dll and libopenal-1.dll are legitimate payload: avdevice-if-61.dll links
+# against both, and avdevice is a static import of ffmpeg.exe/ffprobe.exe. Only
+# ffplay.exe (unused, its own separate consumer) and debug symbols stay banned.
+FORBIDDEN_EXACT_NAMES = {"ffplay.exe"}
 
-REQUIRED_PE_IMPORTS = {"avcodec-if-61.dll", "avutil-if-59.dll"}
+# ffmpeg.exe/ffprobe.exe import avdevice-if-61.dll directly; avdevice in turn pulls
+# in SDL2.dll + libopenal-1.dll. The exes themselves must NOT import SDL2 directly.
+REQUIRED_PE_IMPORTS = {"avcodec-if-61.dll", "avutil-if-59.dll", "avdevice-if-61.dll"}
 FORBIDDEN_PE_IMPORTS = {"SDL2.dll"}
 PE_CHECKED_FILES = {"ffmpeg.exe", "ffprobe.exe"}