diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b6cdca8..3bf03ab 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ if(NOT(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4))
 endif()
 
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 1)
-set(VERSION_MINOR 8)
+set(VERSION_MINOR 9)
 set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(VERSION_TWEAK 2)
+set(VERSION_TWEAK 0)
 
 set(VERSION_RC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.rc")
 configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.rc.in" "${VERSION_RC}" @ONLY)
diff --git a/header/D3D9Hooks.h b/header/D3D9Hooks.h
index 7d59f43..6718cdb 100644
--- a/header/D3D9Hooks.h
+++ b/header/D3D9Hooks.h
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ void InstallD3D9Hooks(IDirect3D9* d3d9, bool is_ex);
 
 void RemoveAllD3D9Hooks();
 
+// Delete every per-device TextureClient, releasing its replacement textures. Only safe
+// on a real FreeLibrary (device still alive), not during process termination.
+void DestroyAllTextureClients();
+
 bool RegisterExistingDevice(IDirect3DDevice9* device);
diff --git a/modules/TextureClient.ixx b/modules/TextureClient.ixx
index 4cff317..6d41f39 100644
--- a/modules/TextureClient.ixx
+++ b/modules/TextureClient.ixx
@@ -159,10 +159,15 @@ TextureClient::~TextureClient()
         std::lock_guard lk(registry_mutex);
         shutting_down = true; // the texture Release hook now no-ops for our textures
 
-        // Drop side-state but don't Release the textures: the game already released
-        // its originals (and our fakes with them), and the device may be gone.
-        for (const auto state : fakes | std::views::values) {
-            delete state;
+        // Release replacements we still own (still partnered) so they aren't leaked when
+        // torn down with the device alive (FreeLibrary). Orphaned fakes were already
+        // released; a device-release teardown leaves the maps empty, so this is a no-op.
+        for (const auto fake : fakes | std::views::values) {
+            if (fake->partner != nullptr) {
+                fake->partner->partner = nullptr; // detach the original's back-pointer
+                if (fake->real) fake->real->Release();
+            }
+            delete fake;
         }
         fakes.clear();
         for (const auto state : originals | std::views::values) {
diff --git a/source/D3D9Hooks.cpp b/source/D3D9Hooks.cpp
index 3606a57..928d80a 100644
--- a/source/D3D9Hooks.cpp
+++ b/source/D3D9Hooks.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,22 @@ void RemoveAllD3D9Hooks()
     o_CubeRelease = nullptr;
 }
 
+void DestroyAllTextureClients()
+{
+    // Collect under the lock, delete outside it (~TextureClient takes its own locks).
+    std::vector<TextureClient*> clients;
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lk(g_devices_mutex);
+        for (const auto& entry : g_devices) {
+            clients.push_back(entry.second);
+        }
+        g_devices.clear();
+    }
+    for (auto* client : clients) {
+        delete client;
+    }
+}
+
 // All three read state->real directly; gMod never swaps the underlying resource.
 
 namespace {
diff --git a/source/dll_main.cpp b/source/dll_main.cpp
index ad5a588..a98fac2 100644
--- a/source/dll_main.cpp
+++ b/source/dll_main.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import TextureClient;
 
-void ExitInstance();
+void ExitInstance(bool is_unloading);
 void InitInstance(HINSTANCE hModule);
 
 namespace {
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ HRESULT APIENTRY Direct3DCreate9Ex(UINT SDKVersion, IDirect3D9Ex** ppD3D)
 
 BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserved)
 {
-    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpReserved);
-
     switch (ul_reason_for_call) {
         case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH: {
 #ifdef _DEBUG
@@ -196,7 +194,9 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserv
             break;
         }
         case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH: {
-            ExitInstance();
+            // lpReserved == nullptr means FreeLibrary (device still alive); non-null
+            // means process exit, where d3d9/the device may already be gone.
+            ExitInstance(lpReserved == nullptr);
             break;
         }
         default: break;
@@ -314,13 +314,18 @@ extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) int __cdecl GetFiles(wchar_t* buffer, const siz
     }
 }
 
-void ExitInstance()
+void ExitInstance(bool is_unloading)
 {
     DISABLE_HOOK(GetProcAddress_fn);
 
     // Revert every D3D9 vtable hook so the original objects are left pristine.
     RemoveAllD3D9Hooks();
 
+    // On a real unload the device is still alive; release our replacement textures.
+    if (is_unloading) {
+        DestroyAllTextureClients();
+    }
+
     MH_Uninitialize();
 
     if (gMod_Loaded_d3d9_Module_Handle)