diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-ffmpeg/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-ffmpeg/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b42b2cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-ffmpeg/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: Setup FFmpeg and FFprobe
+description: Install FFmpeg and FFprobe across Linux, macOS, and Windows
+inputs:
+  ffmpeg-version:
+    description: FFmpeg version to install
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Install FFmpeg and FFprobe
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        set -euo pipefail
+
+        FF_VERSION="${{ inputs.ffmpeg-version }}"
+        INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/ffmpeg"
+        mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+
+        echo "Installing FFmpeg and FFprobe $FF_VERSION on ${{ runner.os }}"
+
+        if [[ "${{ runner.os }}" == "Linux" ]]; then
+          docker pull mwader/static-ffmpeg:$FF_VERSION
+          CID=$(docker create mwader/static-ffmpeg:$FF_VERSION)
+          docker cp "$CID:/ffmpeg" "$INSTALL_DIR/ffmpeg"
+          docker cp "$CID:/ffprobe" "$INSTALL_DIR/ffprobe"
+          docker rm "$CID"
+          chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/"*
+
+        elif [[ "${{ runner.os }}" == "macOS" ]]; then
+          FF_VERSION=$(echo "$FF_VERSION" | awk -F. '{print $1 $2}')
+          curl -L "https://www.osxexperts.net/ffmpeg${FF_VERSION}arm.zip" -o ffmpeg.zip
+          unzip -q ffmpeg.zip
+          mv ffmpeg "$INSTALL_DIR/ffmpeg"
+          curl -L "https://www.osxexperts.net/ffprobe${FF_VERSION}arm.zip" -o ffprobe.zip
+          unzip -q ffprobe.zip
+          mv ffprobe "$INSTALL_DIR/ffprobe"
+          chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/"*
+          rm -f ffmpeg.zip ffprobe.zip
+
+        elif [[ "${{ runner.os }}" == "Windows" ]]; then
+          curl -L "https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/packages/ffmpeg-$FF_VERSION-essentials_build.zip" -o ffmpeg.zip
+          unzip -q ffmpeg.zip
+          find . -type f \( -name ffmpeg.exe -o -name ffprobe.exe \) -exec mv {} "$INSTALL_DIR/" \;
+          rm -f ffmpeg.zip
+        fi
+
+        echo "$INSTALL_DIR" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+    - name: Verify FFmpeg and FFprobe installations
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ffmpeg -version
+        ffprobe -version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index dcfa033e..a59b91ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-15-intel ] # pin macos to latest x64 image
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code changes
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Setup FFmpeg
-        uses: FedericoCarboni/setup-ffmpeg@v3
+      - name: Setup FFmpeg and FFprobe
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-ffmpeg
         with:
-          # bump: ffmpeg-ci /ffmpeg-version: '([\d.]+)'/ docker:mwader/static-ffmpeg|~7.0
-          ffmpeg-version: '7.0.2'
+          # bump: ffmpeg-ci /ffmpeg-version: '([\d.]+)'/ docker:mwader/static-ffmpeg
+          ffmpeg-version: 8.0.1
 
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v5
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2d5c1240..68df3761 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ FROM eclipse-temurin:25-alpine AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# bump: ffmpeg /static-ffmpeg:([\d.]+)/ docker:mwader/static-ffmpeg|~7.0
-COPY --from=mwader/static-ffmpeg:7.0.2 /ff* /usr/bin/
+# bump: ffmpeg /static-ffmpeg:([\d.]+)/ docker:mwader/static-ffmpeg
+COPY --from=mwader/static-ffmpeg:8.0.1 /ff* /usr/bin/
 
 COPY . .
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.gradle ./gradlew check installDist --no-daemon
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index f3095abe..ebd3a8fb 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2022 Cella Roberto
+Copyright (c) 2022-2026 Cella Roberto
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal