diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index be5256d..67aef0a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ packages/
 publish/
 *.nupkg
 launchSettings.json
+
+# TEMP: vendored Terminal.Gui 2.5.0 preview feed (see nuget.config); remove once 2.5.x is on nuget.org
+!local_packages/*.nupkg
+!local_packages/*.snupkg
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 0da1066..ec442a5 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
     <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE</PackageLicenseFile>
 
-    <TerminalGuiVersion Condition="'$(TerminalGuiVersion)' == ''">2.4.3</TerminalGuiVersion>
+    <!-- TEMP: Terminal.Gui 2.5.0 preview built from tui-cs/Terminal.Gui#5416, restored
+         from the vendored ./local_packages feed (see nuget.config). Switch back to a
+         public nuget.org version once 2.5.x ships. -->
+    <TerminalGuiVersion Condition="'$(TerminalGuiVersion)' == ''">2.5.0-tig-remove-cm-followup.2</TerminalGuiVersion>
 
     <!-- SourceLink & symbol packages -->
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
diff --git a/local_packages/Terminal.Gui.2.5.0-tig-remove-cm-followup.2.nupkg b/local_packages/Terminal.Gui.2.5.0-tig-remove-cm-followup.2.nupkg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fcd1ac
Binary files /dev/null and b/local_packages/Terminal.Gui.2.5.0-tig-remove-cm-followup.2.nupkg differ
diff --git a/local_packages/Terminal.Gui.2.5.0-tig-remove-cm-followup.2.snupkg b/local_packages/Terminal.Gui.2.5.0-tig-remove-cm-followup.2.snupkg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cb3d25
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diff --git a/nuget.config b/nuget.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f902bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nuget.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <packageSources>
+    <add key="nuget.org" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" protocolVersion="3" />
+    <!-- TEMP: local feed for the Terminal.Gui 2.5.0 preview built from
+         tui-cs/Terminal.Gui#5416 (ConfigurationManager removal). The .nupkg/.snupkg
+         are vendored in ./local_packages so CI and clean clones can restore.
+         Remove this source (and ./local_packages) once 2.5.x ships on nuget.org. -->
+    <add key="tgui-pr-5416" value="./local_packages" />
+  </packageSources>
+</configuration>