diff --git a/.CI/build-installer.ps1 b/.CI/build-installer.ps1
index 756a1503f..b60145d82 100644
--- a/.CI/build-installer.ps1
+++ b/.CI/build-installer.ps1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $VCRTVersion = (Get-Item "$Env:VCToolsRedistDir\vc_redist.x64.exe").VersionInfo;
 ISCC `
     /DWORKING_DIR="$($pwd.Path)\" `
     /DINSTALLER_BASE_NAME="$installerBaseName" `
-    /DSHIPPED_VCRT_BUILD="$($VCRTVersion.FileBuildPart)" `
+    /DSHIPPED_VCRT_MINOR="$($VCRTVersion.FileMinorPart)" `
     /DSHIPPED_VCRT_VERSION="$($VCRTVersion.FileDescription)" `
     $defines `
     /O. `
diff --git a/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss b/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
index 1f9816a29..5068a3c29 100644
--- a/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
+++ b/.CI/chatterino-installer.iss
@@ -120,15 +120,15 @@ begin
     Result := VCRTVersion + ' is installed';
 end;
 
-// Checks if a new VCRT is needed by comparing the builds.
+// Checks if a new VCRT is needed by comparing the minor version (the major one is locked at 14).
 function NeedsNewVCRT(): Boolean;
 var
   VCRTBuild: Cardinal;
 begin
   Result := True;
-  if RegQueryDWordValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\x64', 'Bld', VCRTBuild) then
+  if RegQueryDWordValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\VC\Runtimes\x64', 'Minor', VCRTBuild) then
   begin
-    if VCRTBuild >= {#SHIPPED_VCRT_BUILD} then
+    if VCRTBuild >= {#SHIPPED_VCRT_MINOR} then
         Result := False;
   end;
 end;
diff --git a/.CI/deploy-crt.ps1 b/.CI/deploy-crt.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cab12693e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.CI/deploy-crt.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+param (
+    [string] $InstallDir = "Chatterino2"
+)
+
+if ($null -eq $Env:VCToolsRedistDir) {
+    Write-Error "VCToolsRedistDir is not set. Forgot to set Visual Studio environment variables?";
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# A path to the runtime libraries (e.g. "$Env:VCToolsRedistDir\onecore\x64\Microsoft.VC143.CRT")
+$vclibs = (Get-ChildItem "$Env:VCToolsRedistDir\onecore\x64" -Filter '*.CRT')[0].FullName;
+
+# All executables and libraries in the installation directory
+$targets = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Include '*.dll', '*.exe' $InstallDir;
+# All dependencies of the targets (with duplicates)
+$all_deps = $targets | ForEach-Object { (dumpbin /DEPENDENTS $_.FullName) -match '^(?!Dump of).+\.dll$' } | ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() };
+# All dependencies without duplicates
+$dependencies = $all_deps | Sort-Object -Unique;
+
+$n_deployed = 0;
+foreach ($dll in $dependencies) {
+    Write-Output "Checking for $dll";
+    if (Test-Path -PathType Leaf "$vclibs\$dll") {
+        Write-Output "Deploying $dll";
+        Copy-Item "$vclibs\$dll" "$InstallDir\$dll" -Force;
+        $n_deployed++;
+    }
+}
+
+Write-Output "Deployed $n_deployed libraries";
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c45b0165b..a28072ddd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ jobs:
           cd build
           windeployqt bin/chatterino.exe --release --no-compiler-runtime --no-translations --no-opengl-sw --dir Chatterino2/
           cp bin/chatterino.exe Chatterino2/
+          ..\.CI\deploy-crt.ps1 Chatterino2
           echo nightly > Chatterino2/modes
 
       - name: Package (windows)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40ac9b928..77753dbaf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 - Dev: Removed unused timegate settings. (#5361)
 - Dev: All Lua globals now show in the `c2` global in the LuaLS metadata. (#5385)
 - Dev: Images are now loaded in worker threads. (#5431)
+- Dev: The MSVC CRT is now bundled with Chatterino as it depends on having a recent version installed. (#5447)
 
 ## 2.5.1
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 15806aae1..72fa4851a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ if (BUILD_APP)
         endif()
         get_filename_component(QT_BIN_DIR ${QT_CORE_LOC} DIRECTORY)
 
+        # This assumes the installed CRT is up-to-date (see .CI/deploy-crt.ps1)
         set(WINDEPLOYQT_COMMAND_ARGV "${WINDEPLOYQT_PATH}" "$<TARGET_FILE:${EXECUTABLE_PROJECT}>" ${WINDEPLOYQT_MODE} --no-compiler-runtime --no-translations --no-opengl-sw)
         string(REPLACE ";" " " WINDEPLOYQT_COMMAND "${WINDEPLOYQT_COMMAND_ARGV}")