diff --git a/packaging/windows/make-payload.sh b/packaging/windows/make-payload.sh
index 7b139864..1d7ecce5 100755
--- a/packaging/windows/make-payload.sh
+++ b/packaging/windows/make-payload.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ done
 NVRTC_DIR="$ROOT/proto-cuda/nvrtc"
 found_workers=0
 if [ -n "${IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR:-}" ] && [ -d "$IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR" ]; then
-  for f in "$IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR"/igneum-worker-*.exe "$IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR"/nvrtc*.dll "$IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR"/LICENSE-*.txt "$IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR"/THIRD-PARTY.md; do
+  # igneum-gpu-telemetry.exe rides in the inputs too (push-inputs.sh); the worker glob does not match its name (6 October 2026, 0.3.12)
+  for f in "$IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR"/igneum-worker-*.exe "$IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR"/igneum-gpu-telemetry.exe "$IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR"/nvrtc*.dll "$IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR"/LICENSE-*.txt "$IGNEUM_WORKERS_DIR"/THIRD-PARTY.md; do
     [ -f "$f" ] && { cp "$f" "$STAGE/"; found_workers=1; }
   done
 else