diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/CHANGELOG.md
index c9a79e67d1..7cb4bce9af 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.5.4
+
+- Update documentation about providing `NativeCodeAsset.file` in dry runs.
+
 ## 0.5.3
 
 - Fix V1_0_0 dry run backwards compatibility.
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/native_code_asset.dart b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/native_code_asset.dart
index 83ecb31f01..b5f08f79a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/native_code_asset.dart
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/lib/src/api/native_code_asset.dart
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ abstract final class NativeCodeAsset implements Asset {
   /// How this file is bundled depends on the kind of asset, represented by a
   /// concrete subtype of [Asset], and the SDK (Dart or Flutter).
   ///
-  /// If the [linkMode] is [DynamicLoadingBundled], the file most be provided in
-  /// the [BuildOutput] for [BuildConfig.dryRun].
+  /// If the [linkMode] is [DynamicLoadingBundled], the file name must be
+  /// provided in the [BuildOutput] for [BuildConfig.dryRun]. Supplying a file
+  /// name instead of an absolute path is enough for [BuildConfig.dryRun]. The
+  /// file does not have to exist on disk during a dry run.
   ///
   /// If the [linkMode] is [DynamicLoadingSystem], [LookupInProcess], or
   /// [LookupInExecutable] the file must be omitted in the [BuildOutput] for
@@ -126,8 +128,13 @@ abstract final class DynamicLoading implements LinkMode {}
 /// At runtime, the dynamic library will be loaded and the symbols will be
 /// looked up in this dynamic library.
 ///
-/// An asset with this dynamic loading method must provide a [Asset.file]. The
-/// Dart and Flutter SDK will bundle this code in the final application.
+/// An asset with this dynamic loading method must provide a
+/// [NativeCodeAsset.file]. The Dart and Flutter SDK will bundle this code in
+/// the final application.
+///
+/// During a [BuildConfig.dryRun], the [NativeCodeAsset.file] can be a file name
+/// instead of a the full path. The file does not have to exist during a dry
+/// run.
 abstract final class DynamicLoadingBundled implements DynamicLoading {
   factory DynamicLoadingBundled() = DynamicLoadingBundledImpl;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/pubspec.yaml b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/pubspec.yaml
index 081d6a6546..e567de6278 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_assets_cli/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/native_assets_cli/pubspec.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: >-
   native assets CLI.
 
 # Note: Bump BuildConfig.version and BuildOutput.version on breaking changes!
-version: 0.5.3
+version: 0.5.4
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/native/tree/main/pkgs/native_assets_cli
 
 topics: