diff --git a/pipelines/azure-pipelines.release.yml b/pipelines/azure-pipelines.release.yml
index 48782390..eeb351ac 100644
--- a/pipelines/azure-pipelines.release.yml
+++ b/pipelines/azure-pipelines.release.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,22 @@ jobs:
           source: 'minkernel\published\internal\telemetry\TelemetryEventSource.cs'
           destination: '$(workingDirectory)\WingetCreateCLI\Telemetry\'
 
+      # Copies binary dependencies from VCLibs package to be included in standalone exe     
+      - task: PowerShell@2
+        displayName: Download VCLibs package
+        inputs:
+          targetType: 'inline'
+          script: | 
+            iwr https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx -OutFile Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
+
+      - task: ExtractFiles@1
+        displayName: Extract files from VCLibs appx
+        inputs:
+          archiveFilePatterns: 'Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx'
+          destinationFolder: '$(workingDirectory)\WingetCreateCLI'
+          cleanDestinationFolder: false
+          overwriteExistingFiles: false                 
+
       # NuGetCommand task, but since there are two duplicate tasks by this name in the org, must refer to it by GUID
       - task: 333b11bd-d341-40d9-afcf-b32d5ce6f23b@2
         displayName: Restore Packages
diff --git a/src/WingetCreateCLI/WingetCreateCLI.csproj b/src/WingetCreateCLI/WingetCreateCLI.csproj
index 2bb81994..5a36a9fe 100644
--- a/src/WingetCreateCLI/WingetCreateCLI.csproj
+++ b/src/WingetCreateCLI/WingetCreateCLI.csproj
@@ -77,6 +77,19 @@
       <Generator>PublicResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
+    
+  <!--Include VCLib binary dependencies-->  
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(SelfContained)' == true">
+    <None Update="msvcp140.dll">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="vcruntime140.dll">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="vcruntime140_1.dll">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>   
+  </ItemGroup>    
 
   <ItemGroup>
       <SettingSchema Include="$(ProjectDir)\Schemas\settings.schema.0.1.json" ModelName="Settings" />
@@ -100,5 +113,4 @@
       <SdkToolsPathMaybeWithx64Architecture>$(TargetFrameworkSDKToolsDirectory)$(PlatformTarget)\</SdkToolsPathMaybeWithx64Architecture>
     </PropertyGroup>
   </Target>
-
 </Project>
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