diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 81470775..fc37bc37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
             targetarch: amd64
     env:
       SDL_VERSION: 2.32.10
-      FFMPEG_VERSION: 7.1
+      FFMPEG_VERSION: 8.1
       GH_CPU_ARCH: ${{ matrix.targetarch }}
       GH_CPU_OS: ${{ matrix.targetos }}
       GH_CROSSCOMPILING: ${{ matrix.cross }}