diff --git a/.expeditor/build_gems.ps1 b/.expeditor/build_gems.ps1
index ef1568f..1956e40 100644
--- a/.expeditor/build_gems.ps1
+++ b/.expeditor/build_gems.ps1
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ $env:MSBuildEnableWorkloadResolver = "false"
 
 # setting the channel in this way gets access to the LTS channel and falls back to stable if the plan doesn't live there.
 Write-Output "--- :shovel: Setting the BLDR and REFRESH Channels to LTS"
-$env:HAB_BLDR_CHANNEL="LTS-2024"
-$env:HAB_REFRESH_CHANNEL = "LTS-2024"
+$env:HAB_BLDR_CHANNEL="base-2025"
+$env:HAB_REFRESH_CHANNEL = "base-2025"
 Write-Output "`r"
 
 Write-Output "--- :screwdriver: Installing Habitat via Choco"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Write-Output "`r"
 
 
 Write-Output "--- :construction: Building 64-bit PowerShell DLLs"
-hab pkg build Habitat --refresh-channel LTS-2024
+hab pkg build Habitat --refresh-channel base-2025
 if (-not $?) { throw "unable to build"}
 Write-Output "`r"
 
diff --git a/.expeditor/manual_gem_release.ps1 b/.expeditor/manual_gem_release.ps1
index 7f9ba74..9f9088d 100644
--- a/.expeditor/manual_gem_release.ps1
+++ b/.expeditor/manual_gem_release.ps1
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ else {
 Write-Output "`r"
 
 Write-Output "--- :construction: Building 64-bit PowerShell DLL's"
-hab pkg build Habitat --refresh-channel LTS-2024
+hab pkg build Habitat --refresh-channel base-2025
 if (-not $?) { throw "unable to build" }
 Write-Output "`r"
 
diff --git a/.expeditor/test_plan.ps1 b/.expeditor/test_plan.ps1
index 993347f..023f8ae 100644
--- a/.expeditor/test_plan.ps1
+++ b/.expeditor/test_plan.ps1
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ param (
 )
 
 $env:HAB_LICENSE = "accept-no-persist"
-$env:HAB_ORIGIN = 'ci'
-$env:HAB_BLDR_CHANNEL = 'LTS-2024'
-$env:HAB_REFRESH_CHANNEL = 'LTS-2024'
+$env:HAB_BLDR_CHANNEL = 'base-2025'
+$env:HAB_REFRESH_CHANNEL = 'base-2025'
 
 Write-Host "--- :8ball: :windows: Verifying $Plan"
 
 Write-Host "Using Habitat version $(hab --version)"
 
+# Set HAB_ORIGIN after Habitat installation
+Write-Host "HAB_ORIGIN set to 'ci' after installation."
+$env:HAB_ORIGIN = 'ci'
+
 if (Test-Path -PathType leaf "/hab/cache/keys/ci-*.sig.key") {
     Write-Host "--- :key: Using existing fake '$env:HAB_ORIGIN' origin key"
 } else {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4fe98d2..f06089e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Then set these envuironment variables:
 
 ```
 $env:MSBuildEnableWorkloadResolver = "false";
-$env:HAB_BLDR_CHANNEL = "LTS-2024";
+$env:HAB_BLDR_CHANNEL = "base-2025";
 $env:MSBuildSdksPath = "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk";
 $env:HAB_ORIGIN = "chef";
 ```
diff --git a/habitat/plan.ps1 b/habitat/plan.ps1
index d55312b..d486f4c 100644
--- a/habitat/plan.ps1
+++ b/habitat/plan.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$env:HAB_BLDR_CHANNEL = "LTS-2024"
+$env:HAB_BLDR_CHANNEL = "base-2025"
 $env:MSBuildEnableWorkloadResolver = $false
 $pkg_name="chef-powershell-shim"
 $pkg_origin="chef"