diff --git a/Scintilla.NET/Scintilla.NET.csproj b/Scintilla.NET/Scintilla.NET.csproj
index 132e3e4..5fb50d2 100644
--- a/Scintilla.NET/Scintilla.NET.csproj
+++ b/Scintilla.NET/Scintilla.NET.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		<NeutralLanguage>en-US</NeutralLanguage>
 		<Description>Source Editing Component based on Scintilla 5 series.</Description>
 		<Copyright>Copyright (c) Jacob Slusser 2018, VPKSoft, cyber960 2022, desjarlais 2023, Ahmet Sait 2025</Copyright>
-		<Version>6.1.0</Version>
+		<Version>6.1.1</Version>
 		<AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
 		<GenerateDocumentationFile>True</GenerateDocumentationFile>
 		<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
diff --git a/Scintilla.NET/Scintilla.cs b/Scintilla.NET/Scintilla.cs
index cce2499..1fdfe7c 100644
--- a/Scintilla.NET/Scintilla.cs
+++ b/Scintilla.NET/Scintilla.cs
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ procName is "devenv" or "DesignToolsServer" or // WinForms app in VS IDE
         public static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateSatelliteLibrarySearchPaths()
         {
             // 1. User configured (must be set before first Scintilla usage)
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(SatelliteDirectory))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ScintillaNativeLibrary.SatelliteDirectory))
             {
-                yield return SatelliteDirectory;
+                yield return ScintillaNativeLibrary.SatelliteDirectory;
             }
 
             // 2. check run-time paths
@@ -3577,12 +3577,6 @@ public void ClearChangeHistory()
 
         #region Properties
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Optional absolute directory path probed first for native satellite libraries.
-        /// If set, this directory is checked before all default probing locations.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static string SatelliteDirectory { get; set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets whether Scintilla's native drag &amp; drop should be used instead of WinForms based one.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Scintilla.NET/ScintillaNativeLibrary.cs b/Scintilla.NET/ScintillaNativeLibrary.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3070711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scintilla.NET/ScintillaNativeLibrary.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#nullable enable
+namespace ScintillaNET;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Provides optional early configuration for locating native satellite libraries (Scintilla.dll, Lexilla.dll).
+/// Must be configured BEFORE the <see cref="Scintilla"/> type is first touched; otherwise changes have no effect.
+/// </summary>
+public static class ScintillaNativeLibrary
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Optional absolute directory path probed first for native satellite libraries.
+    /// If set, this directory is checked before all default probing locations.
+    /// Example Usage: ScintillaNativeLibrary.SatelliteDirectory = @"C:\MyApp\binaries";
+    /// </summary>
+    public static string? SatelliteDirectory { get; set; }
+}