diff --git a/crates/cudnn-sys/build/cudnn_sdk.rs b/crates/cudnn-sys/build/cudnn_sdk.rs
index 8a71296c..729ce7dd 100644
--- a/crates/cudnn-sys/build/cudnn_sdk.rs
+++ b/crates/cudnn-sys/build/cudnn_sdk.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,38 @@ impl CudnnSdk {
         p.join("cudnn.h").is_file() && p.join("cudnn_version.h").is_file()
     }
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    fn is_vxy_dir_name(name: &str) -> bool {
+        name.starts_with('v')
+            && name[1..]
+                .split('.')
+                .all(|part| !part.is_empty() && part.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()))
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    fn collect_windows_cudnn_include_paths(bases: &[&Path]) -> Vec<path::PathBuf> {
+        let mut paths = Vec::new();
+
+        for base in bases {
+            if let Ok(entries) = fs::read_dir(base) {
+                for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                    if let Ok(file_type) = entry.file_type() {
+                        if file_type.is_dir() {
+                            let name = entry.file_name();
+                            if let Some(name_str) = name.to_str() {
+                                if Self::is_vxy_dir_name(name_str) {
+                                    paths.push(base.join(name_str).join("include"));
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        paths
+    }
+
     fn find_cudnn_include_dir() -> Result<path::PathBuf, Box<dyn error::Error>> {
         let cudnn_include_dir = env::var_os("CUDNN_INCLUDE_DIR");
 
@@ -71,15 +103,32 @@ impl CudnnSdk {
             "/usr/local/include/x86_64-linux-gnu",
             "/usr/local/include/aarch64-linux-gnu",
         ];
+
+        #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+        let mut cudnn_paths: Vec<path::PathBuf> =
+            CUDNN_DEFAULT_PATHS.iter().map(Path::new).map(path::PathBuf::from).collect();
+
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-        const CUDNN_DEFAULT_PATHS: &[&str] = &[
-            "C:/Program Files/NVIDIA/CUDNN/v9.x/include",
-            "C:/Program Files/NVIDIA/CUDNN/v8.x/include",
-        ];
+        let mut cudnn_paths: Vec<path::PathBuf> = {
+            // Legacy standalone cuDNN installs following NVIDIA's documentation.
+            let mut paths = vec![
+                path::PathBuf::from("C:/Program Files/NVIDIA/CUDNN/v9.x/include"),
+                path::PathBuf::from("C:/Program Files/NVIDIA/CUDNN/v8.x/include"),
+            ];
+
+            // Dynamically discover CUDA and cuDNN installs by matching vX.Y-style directories.
+            let bases = [
+                Path::new("C:/Program Files/NVIDIA/CUDNN"),
+                Path::new("C:/Program Files/NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit/CUDA"),
+            ];
+
+            paths.extend(Self::collect_windows_cudnn_include_paths(&bases));
+
+            paths
+        };
 
-        let mut cudnn_paths: Vec<&Path> = CUDNN_DEFAULT_PATHS.iter().map(Path::new).collect();
         if let Some(override_path) = &cudnn_include_dir {
-            cudnn_paths.push(Path::new(override_path));
+            cudnn_paths.push(Path::new(override_path).to_path_buf());
         }
 
         cudnn_paths
@@ -108,3 +157,66 @@ impl CudnnSdk {
         Ok([major, minor, patch])
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    #[test]
+    fn is_vxy_dir_name_accepts_valid_versions() {
+        assert!(CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("v9.0"));
+        assert!(CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("v10.6"));
+        assert!(CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("v12.1"));
+        assert!(CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("v13.0"));
+        assert!(CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("v9.10.3"));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    #[test]
+    fn is_vxy_dir_name_rejects_invalid_versions() {
+        assert!(!CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("v"));
+        assert!(!CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("v9."));
+        assert!(!CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("v.9"));
+        assert!(!CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("v9.a"));
+        assert!(!CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("9.0"));
+        assert!(!CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("vx.y"));
+        assert!(!CudnnSdk::is_vxy_dir_name("random"));
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    #[test]
+    fn collect_windows_cudnn_include_paths_discovers_multiple_versions() {
+        use std::fs::create_dir_all;
+
+        let tmp_dir = env::temp_dir().join("cudnn_sdk_tests");
+        if tmp_dir.exists() {
+            fs::remove_dir_all(&tmp_dir).ok();
+        }
+
+        let cuda_base = tmp_dir.join("CUDA");
+        let v10_6 = cuda_base.join("v10.6");
+        let v12_1 = cuda_base.join("v12.1");
+        let v13_0 = cuda_base.join("v13.0");
+
+        for ver in [&v10_6, &v12_1, &v13_0] {
+            let include_dir = ver.join("include");
+            create_dir_all(&include_dir).unwrap();
+            fs::write(include_dir.join("cudnn.h"), "// stub").unwrap();
+            fs::write(include_dir.join("cudnn_version.h"), "// stub").unwrap();
+        }
+
+        // Also add some junk directories that should be ignored.
+        create_dir_all(cuda_base.join("vbad")).unwrap();
+        create_dir_all(cuda_base.join("not-a-version")).unwrap();
+
+        let bases: [&Path; 1] = [&cuda_base];
+        let mut paths = CudnnSdk::collect_windows_cudnn_include_paths(&bases);
+        paths.sort();
+
+        assert!(paths.contains(&v10_6.join("include")));
+        assert!(paths.contains(&v12_1.join("include")));
+        assert!(paths.contains(&v13_0.join("include")));
+        assert_eq!(paths.len(), 3);
+    }
+}