diff --git a/ffmpeg.yaml b/ffmpeg.yaml
index 3db4887d6b8..fec8db7738e 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.yaml
+++ b/ffmpeg.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 package:
   name: ffmpeg
   version: 7.1
-  epoch: 3
+  epoch: 4
   description: ffmpeg multimedia library
   copyright:
     - license: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later
diff --git a/x265.yaml b/x265.yaml
index 529982dd8ac..472bc5a1547 100644
--- a/x265.yaml
+++ b/x265.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: x265
-  version: 4.0
+  version: "4.1"
   epoch: 1
   description: H.265/HEVC encoder
   copyright:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pipeline:
     with:
       repository: https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265_git.git
       tag: ${{package.version}}
-      expected-commit: 6318f223684118a2c71f67f3f4633a9e35046b00
+      expected-commit: 1d117bed4747758b51bd2c124d738527e30392cb
 
   - name: build 10bit static library
     uses: cmake/configure
@@ -91,23 +91,39 @@ update:
   git: {}
 
 test:
-  environment:
-    contents:
-      packages:
-        - ffmpeg
   pipeline:
-    - name: Verify x265 binary exists
-      runs: |
-        x265 --version
-    - name: Generate a sample video
-      runs: |
-        ffmpeg -f lavfi -i testsrc=duration=10:size=1280x720:rate=25 -pix_fmt yuv420p sample.y4m
-    - name: Encode the generated sample video to raw H.265
-      runs: |
-        x265 --input sample.y4m --output encoded.h265
-    - name: Package raw H.265 stream into an MP4 container
-      runs: |
-        ffmpeg -i encoded.h265 -c copy encoded.mp4
-    - name: Verify the encoded video is a valid MP4 file
-      runs: |
-        ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=format_name -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 encoded.mp4 | grep -q 'mp4'
+    - runs: |
+        # Create a temporary raw YUV file (empty video, just for testing)
+        RAW_YUV="test.yuv"
+        WIDTH=1920
+        HEIGHT=1080
+        FPS=30
+        FRAMES=10
+
+        # Calculate frame size for YUV420p format
+        FRAME_SIZE=$((WIDTH * HEIGHT * 3 / 2))
+
+        echo "Generating raw YUV file ($WIDTH x $HEIGHT, $FRAMES frames)..."
+        dd if=/dev/zero of=$RAW_YUV bs=$FRAME_SIZE count=$FRAMES status=none
+
+        # Output file
+        OUTPUT_HEVC="test_output.hevc"
+
+        echo "Encoding YUV to HEVC using x265..."
+        x265 --input $RAW_YUV \
+             --input-res ${WIDTH}x${HEIGHT} \
+             --fps $FPS \
+             --frames $FRAMES \
+             --output $OUTPUT_HEVC
+
+        # Check if the output file was created
+        if [ -f "$OUTPUT_HEVC" ]; then
+            echo "Encoding successful! Output file: $OUTPUT_HEVC"
+        else
+            echo "Encoding failed!"
+        fi
+
+        # Clean up
+        rm -f $RAW_YUV
+
+        echo "Done."