diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml
index 5779ed9da..d22eefcfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet-core.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,13 @@ jobs:
         dotnet-version: 8.x
         dotnet-quality: 'ga'
 
-    - name: Build Release
+    - name: Build Release Terminal.Gui
+      run: dotnet build Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj --configuration Release
+
+    - name: Pack Release Terminal.Gui
+      run: dotnet pack Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj --configuration Release --output ./local_packages
+
+    - name: Build Release Solution
       run: dotnet build --configuration Release
 
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cca1f4801..1a111a2ca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ demo.*
 *.tui/
 
 *.dotCover
+/local_packages/
diff --git a/NativeAot/NativeAot.csproj b/NativeAot/NativeAot.csproj
index 20721a952..4f5238a9d 100644
--- a/NativeAot/NativeAot.csproj
+++ b/NativeAot/NativeAot.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
-    <PackageReference Include="Terminal.Gui" Version="[2.0.0-v2-develop.2189,3)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Terminal.Gui" Version="2.0.0" />
     <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="Terminal.Gui" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/NativeAot/PackTerminalGui.ps1 b/NativeAot/PackTerminalGui.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea6bff054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NativeAot/PackTerminalGui.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Step 1: Build and pack Terminal.Gui
+dotnet build ../Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj --configuration Release
+dotnet pack ../Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj --configuration Release --output ../local_packages
+
+# Step 2: Restore NativeAot with the new package
+dotnet restore ./NativeAot.csproj --source ./local_packages
+
+# Step 3: Build NativeAot
+dotnet build ./NativeAot.csproj --configuration Release
diff --git a/NativeAot/PackTerminalGui.sh b/NativeAot/PackTerminalGui.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab0cc7e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NativeAot/PackTerminalGui.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Step 1: Build and pack Terminal.Gui
+dotnet build ../Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj --configuration Release
+dotnet pack ../Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj --configuration Release --output ../local_packages
+
+# Step 2: Restore NativeAot with the new package
+dotnet restore ./NativeAot.csproj --source ./local_packages
+
+# Step 3: Build NativeAot
+dotnet build ./NativeAot.csproj --configuration Release
diff --git a/SelfContained/PackTerminalGui.ps1 b/SelfContained/PackTerminalGui.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e5cd4192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SelfContained/PackTerminalGui.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Step 1: Build and pack Terminal.Gui
+dotnet build ../Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj --configuration Release
+dotnet pack ../Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj --configuration Release --output ../local_packages
+
+# Step 2: Restore SelfContained with the new package
+dotnet restore ./SelfContained.csproj --source ./local_packages
+
+# Step 3: Build SelfContained
+dotnet build ./SelfContained.csproj --configuration Release
diff --git a/SelfContained/PackTerminalGui.sh b/SelfContained/PackTerminalGui.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2cba3e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SelfContained/PackTerminalGui.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Step 1: Build and pack Terminal.Gui
+dotnet build ../Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj --configuration Release
+dotnet pack ../Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj --configuration Release --output ../local_packages
+
+# Step 2: Restore SelfContained with the new package
+dotnet restore ./SelfContained.csproj --source ./local_packages
+
+# Step 3: Build SelfContained
+dotnet build ./SelfContained.csproj --configuration Release
diff --git a/SelfContained/SelfContained.csproj b/SelfContained/SelfContained.csproj
index af651e3ca..46800e09c 100644
--- a/SelfContained/SelfContained.csproj
+++ b/SelfContained/SelfContained.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
-    <PackageReference Include="Terminal.Gui" Version="[2.0.0-pre.1788,3)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Terminal.Gui" Version="2.0.0" />
     <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="Terminal.Gui" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj b/Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj
index 3a4dcc680..b11044a16 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Terminal.Gui.csproj
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <!-- Enable Nuget Source Link for github -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="[8,9)" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Abstractions" Version="[21.0.22,22)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="[8.0.4,9)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="[8.0.5,9)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Wcwidth" Version="[2,3)" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <!-- =================================================================== -->
diff --git a/nuget.config b/nuget.config
index 808d98ba0..c5478a199 100644
--- a/nuget.config
+++ b/nuget.config
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@
     <!--To inherit the global NuGet package sources remove the <clear/> line below -->
     <clear />
     <add key="nuget" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" protocolVersion="3" />
+    <add key="LocalPackages" value="./local_packages" />
   </packageSources>
   <packageSourceMapping>
     <packageSource key="nuget">
       <package pattern="*" />
     </packageSource>
+	<packageSource key="LocalPackages">
+       <package pattern="Terminal.Gui*" />
+	</packageSource>
   </packageSourceMapping>
 </configuration>