diff --git a/pkgs/code_assets/lib/src/code_assets/config.dart b/pkgs/code_assets/lib/src/code_assets/config.dart
index 0a5d158b1f..875cb6b102 100644
--- a/pkgs/code_assets/lib/src/code_assets/config.dart
+++ b/pkgs/code_assets/lib/src/code_assets/config.dart
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extension LinkInputCodeAssets on LinkInputAssets {
   /// NOTE: If the linker implementation depends on the contents of the files
   /// the code assets refer (e.g. looks at static archives and links them) then
   /// the linker script has to add those files as dependencies via
-  /// [HookOutputBuilder.addDependencies] to ensure the linker script will be
+  /// [HookOutputBuilder.dependencies] to ensure the linker script will be
   /// re-run if the content of the files changes.
   Iterable<CodeAsset> get code =>
       encodedAssets.where((e) => e.isCodeAsset).map(CodeAsset.fromEncoded);
diff --git a/pkgs/data_assets/lib/src/data_assets/config.dart b/pkgs/data_assets/lib/src/data_assets/config.dart
index 4e72b2f20d..3ef99d587b 100644
--- a/pkgs/data_assets/lib/src/data_assets/config.dart
+++ b/pkgs/data_assets/lib/src/data_assets/config.dart
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extension BuildOutputBuilderAddDataAssetsDirectories on BuildOutputBuilder {
         ),
         routing: routing,
       );
-      addDependency(file.uri);
+      dependencies.add(file.uri);
     }
 
     for (final path in paths) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ extension BuildOutputBuilderAddDataAssetsDirectories on BuildOutputBuilder {
 
       if (await directory.exists()) {
         try {
-          addDependency(directory.uri);
+          dependencies.add(directory.uri);
           await for (final entity in directory.list(
             recursive: recursive,
             followLinks: false,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ extension BuildOutputBuilderAddDataAssetsDirectories on BuildOutputBuilder {
             if (entity is File) {
               addAsset(entity);
             } else {
-              addDependency(entity.uri);
+              dependencies.add(entity.uri);
             }
           }
         } on FileSystemException catch (e) {
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/hooks/CHANGELOG.md
index b947796ffc..95bb7fe644 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/hooks/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ## 0.20.1-wip
 
 - Update outdated documentation.
+- Deprecate `HookOutputBuilder.addDependency` and
+  `HookOutputBuilder.addDependencies` in favor of
+  `HookOutputBuilder.dependencies.add` and
+  `HookOutputBuilder.dependencies.addAll`.  
 
 ## 0.20.0
 
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks/example/build/local_asset/hook/build.dart b/pkgs/hooks/example/build/local_asset/hook/build.dart
index 608c385614..17a996705b 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks/example/build/local_asset/hook/build.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks/example/build/local_asset/hook/build.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> args) async {
     // Insert code that downloads or builds the asset to `assetPath`.
     await File.fromUri(assetSourcePath).copy(assetPath.toFilePath());
 
-    output.addDependencies([assetSourcePath]);
+    output.dependencies.add(assetSourcePath);
 
     output.assets.code.add(
       // TODO: Change to DataAsset once the Dart/Flutter SDK can consume it.
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks/example/link/package_with_assets/hook/build.dart b/pkgs/hooks/example/link/package_with_assets/hook/build.dart
index b581834126..814ade870d 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks/example/link/package_with_assets/hook/build.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks/example/link/package_with_assets/hook/build.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
       input.packageRoot.resolve('assets/'),
     );
     // If assets are added, rerun hook.
-    output.addDependency(assetDirectory.uri);
+    output.dependencies.add(assetDirectory.uri);
 
     await for (final dataAsset in assetDirectory.list()) {
       if (dataAsset is! File) {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
             ? ToLinkHook(packageName)
             : const ToAppBundle(),
       );
-      output.addDependency(dataAsset.uri);
+      output.dependencies.add(dataAsset.uri);
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks/lib/hooks.dart b/pkgs/hooks/lib/hooks.dart
index 758fca07a9..18dfac26ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks/lib/hooks.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks/lib/hooks.dart
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export 'src/config.dart'
         HookInputUserDefines,
         HookOutput,
         HookOutputBuilder,
+        HookOutputDependenciesBuilder,
         HookOutputFailure,
         InfraError,
         LinkAssetRouting,
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks/lib/src/config.dart b/pkgs/hooks/lib/src/config.dart
index 1bd38906d4..8a77285769 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks/lib/src/config.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks/lib/src/config.dart
@@ -487,22 +487,24 @@ sealed class HookOutputBuilder {
   ///
   /// If any of the files are modified after [BuildOutput.timestamp], the
   // build will be  re-run.
+  @Deprecated('Use dependencies.add() instead.')
   void addDependency(Uri uri) {
-    final dependencies = _syntax.dependencies ?? [];
     dependencies.add(uri);
-    _syntax.dependencies = dependencies;
   }
 
   /// Adds files used by this build.
   ///
   /// If any of the files are modified after [BuildOutput.timestamp], the
   // build will be  re-run.
+  @Deprecated('Use dependencies.addAll() instead.')
   void addDependencies(Iterable<Uri> uris) {
-    final dependencies = _syntax.dependencies ?? [];
     dependencies.addAll(uris);
-    _syntax.dependencies = dependencies;
   }
 
+  /// The dependencies builder for this hook output.
+  HookOutputDependenciesBuilder get dependencies =>
+      HookOutputDependenciesBuilder._(this);
+
   /// Sets the failure of this output.
   void setFailure(FailureType value) {
     _syntax.status = OutputStatusSyntax.failure;
@@ -517,6 +519,33 @@ sealed class HookOutputBuilder {
   }
 }
 
+/// The builder for [HookOutput.dependencies].
+class HookOutputDependenciesBuilder {
+  final HookOutputBuilder _output;
+
+  HookOutputDependenciesBuilder._(this._output);
+
+  /// Adds file used by this build.
+  ///
+  /// If any of the files are modified after [BuildOutput.timestamp], the
+  // build will be  re-run.
+  void add(Uri uri) {
+    final dependencies = _output._syntax.dependencies ?? [];
+    dependencies.add(uri);
+    _output._syntax.dependencies = dependencies;
+  }
+
+  /// Adds files used by this build.
+  ///
+  /// If any of the files are modified after [BuildOutput.timestamp], the
+  // build will be  re-run.
+  void addAll(Iterable<Uri> uris) {
+    final dependencies = _output._syntax.dependencies ?? [];
+    dependencies.addAll(uris);
+    _output._syntax.dependencies = dependencies;
+  }
+}
+
 /// The output from a `hook/build.dart` on success.
 ///
 /// See [BuildOutputFailure] for failure.
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks/test/api/build_test.dart b/pkgs/hooks/test/api/build_test.dart
index 86cb392966..fae5715186 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks/test/api/build_test.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks/test/api/build_test.dart
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void main() async {
       input,
       output,
     ) async {
-      output.addDependency(packageRootUri.resolve('foo'));
+      output.dependencies.add(packageRootUri.resolve('foo'));
     });
     final buildOutputUri = input.outputFile;
     expect(File.fromUri(buildOutputUri), exists);
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks/test/build_output_test.dart b/pkgs/hooks/test/build_output_test.dart
index 489c7e4b89..dc52bfbcfc 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks/test/build_output_test.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks/test/build_output_test.dart
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ void main() {
     final builder = BuildOutputBuilder();
     final after = DateTime.now().roundDownToSeconds();
 
-    builder.addDependency(uris.first);
-    builder.addDependencies(uris.skip(1).toList());
+    builder.dependencies.add(uris.first);
+    builder.dependencies.addAll(uris.skip(1).toList());
 
     builder.assets.addEncodedAsset(assets.first);
     builder.assets.addEncodedAsset(
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks/test/link_output_test.dart b/pkgs/hooks/test/link_output_test.dart
index b815373083..759b2e8eb0 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks/test/link_output_test.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks/test/link_output_test.dart
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ void main() {
     final builder = LinkOutputBuilder();
     final after = DateTime.now().roundDownToSeconds();
 
-    builder.addDependency(uris.take(1).single);
-    builder.addDependencies(uris.skip(1).toList());
+    builder.dependencies.add(uris.take(1).single);
+    builder.dependencies.addAll(uris.skip(1).toList());
 
     builder.assets.addEncodedAsset(assets.take(1).single);
     builder.assets.addEncodedAssets(assets.skip(1).take(2).toList());
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/add_asset_link/hook/link.dart b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/add_asset_link/hook/link.dart
index d67ba42197..31b0ae2050 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/add_asset_link/hook/link.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/add_asset_link/hook/link.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ void main(List<String> arguments) async {
           file: builtDylib.file,
         ),
       )
-      ..addDependency(input.packageRoot.resolve('hook/link.dart'));
+      ..dependencies.add(input.packageRoot.resolve('hook/link.dart'));
   });
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/complex_link/hook/build.dart b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/complex_link/hook/build.dart
index b581834126..814ade870d 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/complex_link/hook/build.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/complex_link/hook/build.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
       input.packageRoot.resolve('assets/'),
     );
     // If assets are added, rerun hook.
-    output.addDependency(assetDirectory.uri);
+    output.dependencies.add(assetDirectory.uri);
 
     await for (final dataAsset in assetDirectory.list()) {
       if (dataAsset is! File) {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
             ? ToLinkHook(packageName)
             : const ToAppBundle(),
       );
-      output.addDependency(dataAsset.uri);
+      output.dependencies.add(dataAsset.uri);
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/complex_link_helper/hook/build.dart b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/complex_link_helper/hook/build.dart
index 2e9e0af1f7..384d0df637 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/complex_link_helper/hook/build.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/complex_link_helper/hook/build.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
       input.packageRoot.resolve('assets/'),
     );
     // If assets are added, rerun hook.
-    output.addDependency(assetDirectory.uri);
+    output.dependencies.add(assetDirectory.uri);
 
     await for (final dataAsset in assetDirectory.list()) {
       if (dataAsset is! File) {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
             ? const ToLinkHook('complex_link')
             : const ToAppBundle(),
       );
-      output.addDependency(dataAsset.uri);
+      output.dependencies.add(dataAsset.uri);
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/native_add_duplicate/hook/build.dart b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/native_add_duplicate/hook/build.dart
index daefbbafe2..eb8d36c22a 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/native_add_duplicate/hook/build.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/native_add_duplicate/hook/build.dart
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ void main(List<String> arguments) async {
           ? ToLinkHook(packageName)
           : const ToAppBundle(),
     );
-    output.addDependencies(tempBuildOutput.dependencies);
+    output.dependencies.addAll(tempBuildOutput.dependencies);
   });
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/simple_link/hook/build.dart b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/simple_link/hook/build.dart
index b581834126..814ade870d 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/simple_link/hook/build.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/simple_link/hook/build.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
       input.packageRoot.resolve('assets/'),
     );
     // If assets are added, rerun hook.
-    output.addDependency(assetDirectory.uri);
+    output.dependencies.add(assetDirectory.uri);
 
     await for (final dataAsset in assetDirectory.list()) {
       if (dataAsset is! File) {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
             ? ToLinkHook(packageName)
             : const ToAppBundle(),
       );
-      output.addDependency(dataAsset.uri);
+      output.dependencies.add(dataAsset.uri);
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/simple_link/hook/link.dart b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/simple_link/hook/link.dart
index ae0f176e4f..0d4a37c528 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/simple_link/hook/link.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/simple_link/hook/link.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ void shake(LinkOutputBuilder output, Iterable<DataAsset> assets) {
     output.assets.data.add(asset);
 
     // If the file changes we'd like to re-run the linker.
-    output.addDependency(asset.file);
+    output.dependencies.add(asset.file);
   }
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/transformer/hook/build.dart b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/transformer/hook/build.dart
index 963a16f90b..fbbc2d1b98 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/transformer/hook/build.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/transformer/hook/build.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void main(List<String> arguments) async {
   await build(arguments, (input, output) async {
     final dataDirectory = Directory.fromUri(input.packageRoot.resolve('data/'));
     // If data are added, rerun hook.
-    output.addDependency(dataDirectory.uri);
+    output.dependencies.add(dataDirectory.uri);
 
     var transformedFiles = 0;
     var cachedFiles = 0;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void main(List<String> arguments) async {
       output.assets.data.add(
         DataAsset(package: input.packageName, name: name, file: targetFile.uri),
       );
-      output.addDependency(sourceFile.uri);
+      output.dependencies.add(sourceFile.uri);
     }
 
     await hashesFile.writeAsString(json.encoder.convert(newHashes));
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/use_all_api/hook/build.dart b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/use_all_api/hook/build.dart
index c888655558..fdbc56633d 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/use_all_api/hook/build.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/use_all_api/hook/build.dart
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
           ? const ToLinkHook('foo')
           : const ToAppBundle(),
     );
-    output.addDependency(input.packageRoot.resolve('x.txt'));
+    output.dependencies.add(input.packageRoot.resolve('x.txt'));
   });
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/use_all_api/hook/link.dart b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/use_all_api/hook/link.dart
index c5ec189a76..e53786299a 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/use_all_api/hook/link.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/use_all_api/hook/link.dart
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
     output.assets.code.addAll(input.assets.code);
     output.assets.data.addAll(input.assets.data);
 
-    output.addDependency(input.packageRoot.resolve('x.txt'));
+    output.dependencies.add(input.packageRoot.resolve('x.txt'));
   });
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/user_defines/hook/build.dart b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/user_defines/hook/build.dart
index 00b8b38e12..2d99a7cfaa 100644
--- a/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/user_defines/hook/build.dart
+++ b/pkgs/hooks_runner/test_data/user_defines/hook/build.dart
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void main(List<String> arguments) async {
       );
     }
     final file = File.fromUri(someFile);
-    output.addDependency(file.uri);
+    output.dependencies.add(file.uri);
     output.assets.data.add(
       DataAsset(file: file.uri, name: 'data.json', package: input.packageName),
     );
diff --git a/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/cbuilder.dart b/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/cbuilder.dart
index 82eeafe08a..4ee9f81827 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/cbuilder.dart
+++ b/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/cbuilder.dart
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class CBuilder extends CTool implements Builder {
         )
         .toList();
 
-    output.addDependencies({
+    output.dependencies.addAll({
       // Note: We use a Set here to deduplicate the dependencies.
       ...sources,
       ...includeFiles,
diff --git a/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/clinker.dart b/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/clinker.dart
index 4d7cb7608b..7c33d8121e 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/clinker.dart
+++ b/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/clinker.dart
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class CLinker extends CTool implements Linker {
         )
         .toList();
 
-    output.addDependencies({
+    output.dependencies.addAll({
       // Note: We use a Set here to deduplicate the dependencies.
       ...sources,
       ...includeFiles,
diff --git a/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/ctool.dart b/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/ctool.dart
index b48f49634f..064ff58469 100644
--- a/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/ctool.dart
+++ b/pkgs/native_toolchain_c/lib/src/cbuilder/ctool.dart
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ abstract class CTool {
   /// Frameworks will not be automatically reported as dependencies of the hook.
   /// Frameworks can be mentioned by name if they are available on the system,
   /// so the file path is not known. If you're depending on your own frameworks
-  /// report them as dependencies of the hook by calling
-  /// [BuildOutputBuilder.addDependency] / [LinkOutputBuilder.addDependency]
-  /// manually.
+  /// report them as dependencies of the hook by adding them to
+  /// [HookOutputBuilder.dependencies] manually.
   final List<String> frameworks;
 
   /// The default [frameworks].