diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/build_aar_module_test.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/build_aar_module_test.dart
index b7ea856f98e..37b4c25b510 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/build_aar_module_test.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/build_aar_module_test.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ Future<void> main() async {
     }
     print('\nUsing JAVA_HOME=$javaHome');
 
+    // TODO(matanlurey): Remove after default.
+    // https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/160257
+    section('Opt-in to --explicit-package-dependencies');
+    await flutter('config', options: <String>['--explicit-package-dependencies']);
+
     final Directory tempDir = Directory.systemTemp.createTempSync('flutter_module_test.');
     final Directory projectDir = Directory(path.join(tempDir.path, 'hello'));
     try {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_builder.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_builder.dart
index 262ab18f18f..0c7a9e22021 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_builder.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/android_builder.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ abstract class AndroidBuilder {
     required FlutterProject project,
     required Set<AndroidBuildInfo> androidBuildInfo,
     required String target,
+    required Future<void> Function(FlutterProject, {required bool releaseMode}) generateTooling,
     String? outputDirectoryPath,
     required String buildNumber,
   });
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle.dart
index 832c80f6a23..6cca0e60c7e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle.dart
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class AndroidGradleBuilder implements AndroidBuilder {
     required FlutterProject project,
     required Set<AndroidBuildInfo> androidBuildInfo,
     required String target,
+    required Future<void> Function(FlutterProject, {required bool releaseMode}) generateTooling,
     String? outputDirectoryPath,
     required String buildNumber,
   }) async {
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ class AndroidGradleBuilder implements AndroidBuilder {
       _logger.printWarning(androidX86DeprecationWarning);
     }
     for (final AndroidBuildInfo androidBuildInfo in androidBuildInfo) {
+      await generateTooling(project, releaseMode: androidBuildInfo.buildInfo.isRelease);
       await buildGradleAar(
         project: project,
         androidBuildInfo: androidBuildInfo,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_aar.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_aar.dart
index aabf0f41fc7..9174c1f5e77 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_aar.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/commands/build_aar.dart
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ class BuildAarCommand extends BuildSubCommand {
     await super.validateCommand();
   }
 
+  @override
+  bool get regeneratePlatformSpecificToolingDurifyVerify => false;
+
   @override
   Future<FlutterCommandResult> runCommand() async {
     if (_androidSdk == null) {
@@ -149,10 +152,12 @@ class BuildAarCommand extends BuildSubCommand {
     }
 
     displayNullSafetyMode(androidBuildInfo.first.buildInfo);
+
     await androidBuilder?.buildAar(
       project: project,
       target: targetFile.path,
       androidBuildInfo: androidBuildInfo,
+      generateTooling: regeneratePlatformSpecificToolingIfApplicable,
       outputDirectoryPath: stringArg('output'),
       buildNumber: buildNumber,
     );
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
index 019d2fd74cb..cea6e30505c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/runner/flutter_command.dart
@@ -1893,22 +1893,15 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
         buildSystem: globals.buildSystem,
         buildTargets: globals.buildTargets,
       );
-
-      // null implicitly means all plugins are allowed
-      List<String>? allowedPlugins;
-      if (stringArg(FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption, global: true) == 'preview') {
-        // The preview device does not currently support any plugins.
-        allowedPlugins = PreviewDevice.supportedPubPlugins;
-      }
-      await project.regeneratePlatformSpecificTooling(
-        allowedPlugins: allowedPlugins,
-        releaseMode: featureFlags.isExplicitPackageDependenciesEnabled && getBuildMode().isRelease,
-      );
       if (reportNullSafety) {
         await _sendNullSafetyAnalyticsEvents(project);
       }
     }
 
+    if (regeneratePlatformSpecificToolingDurifyVerify) {
+      await regeneratePlatformSpecificToolingIfApplicable(project);
+    }
+
     setupApplicationPackages();
 
     if (commandPath != null) {
@@ -1918,6 +1911,66 @@ Run 'flutter -h' (or 'flutter <command> -h') for available flutter commands and
     return runCommand();
   }
 
+  /// Whether to run [regeneratePlatformSpecificTooling] in [verifyThenRunCommand].
+  ///
+  /// By default `true`, but sub-commands that do _meta_ builds (make multiple different
+  /// builds sequentially in one-go) may choose to override this and provide `false`, instead
+  /// calling [regeneratePlatformSpecificTooling] manually when applicable.
+  @visibleForOverriding
+  bool get regeneratePlatformSpecificToolingDurifyVerify => true;
+
+  /// Runs [FlutterProject.regeneratePlatformSpecificTooling] for [project] with appropriate configuration.
+  ///
+  /// By default, this uses [getBuildMode] to determine and provide whether a release build is being made,
+  /// but sub-commands (such as commands that do _meta_ builds, or builds that make multiple different builds
+  /// sequentially in one-go) may choose to overide this and make the call at a different point in time.
+  ///
+  /// This method should only be called when [shouldRunPub] is `true`:
+  /// ```dart
+  /// if (shouldRunPub) {
+  ///   await regeneratePlatformSpecificTooling(project);
+  /// }
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// See also:
+  ///
+  /// - <https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/162649>.
+  @protected
+  @nonVirtual
+  Future<void> regeneratePlatformSpecificToolingIfApplicable(
+    FlutterProject project, {
+    bool? releaseMode,
+  }) async {
+    if (!shouldRunPub) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // TODO(matanlurey): Determine if PreviewDevice should be kept.
+    // https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/162693
+    final List<String>? allowedPlugins;
+    if (stringArg(FlutterGlobalOptions.kDeviceIdOption, global: true) == 'preview') {
+      // The preview device does not currently support any plugins.
+      allowedPlugins = PreviewDevice.supportedPubPlugins;
+    } else {
+      // null means all plugins are allowed
+      allowedPlugins = null;
+    }
+
+    await project.regeneratePlatformSpecificTooling(
+      allowedPlugins: allowedPlugins,
+      // TODO(matanlurey): Move this up, i.e. releaseMode ??= getBuildMode().release.
+      //
+      // As it stands, this is a breaking change until https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/162704 is
+      // implemented, as the build_ios_framework command (and similar) will start querying
+      // for getBuildMode(), causing an error (meta-build commands like build ios-framework do not have
+      // a single build mode). Once ios-framework and macos-framework are migrated, then this can be
+      // cleaned up.
+      releaseMode:
+          featureFlags.isExplicitPackageDependenciesEnabled &&
+          (releaseMode ?? getBuildMode().isRelease),
+    );
+  }
+
   Future<void> _sendNullSafetyAnalyticsEvents(FlutterProject project) async {
     final BuildInfo buildInfo = await getBuildInfo();
     NullSafetyAnalysisEvent(
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/build_aar_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/build_aar_test.dart
index 05712d5b925..ed63eafdc02 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/build_aar_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/build_aar_test.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/logger.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_info.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/cache.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/commands/build_aar.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/dart/pub.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/features.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/globals.dart' as globals;
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/project.dart';
@@ -24,24 +25,42 @@ import '../../src/android_common.dart';
 import '../../src/common.dart';
 import '../../src/context.dart';
 import '../../src/fake_process_manager.dart';
+import '../../src/fake_pub_deps.dart';
 import '../../src/fakes.dart' hide FakeFlutterProjectFactory;
 import '../../src/test_flutter_command_runner.dart';
 
 void main() {
   Cache.disableLocking();
 
-  Future<BuildAarCommand> runCommandIn(String target, {List<String>? arguments}) async {
+  /// Runs the equivalent of `flutter build aar`.
+  ///
+  /// If [arguments] are provided, they are appended to the end, i.e.:
+  /// ```sh
+  /// flutter build aar [arguments]
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// If [androidSdk] is provided, it is used, otherwise defaults to [FakeAndroidSdk].
+  Future<BuildAarCommand> runBuildAar(
+    String target, {
+    AndroidSdk? androidSdk = const _FakeAndroidSdk(),
+    List<String>? arguments,
+  }) async {
     final BuildAarCommand command = BuildAarCommand(
-      androidSdk: FakeAndroidSdk(),
+      androidSdk: androidSdk,
       fileSystem: globals.fs,
       logger: BufferLogger.test(),
       verboseHelp: false,
     );
     final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
-    await runner.run(<String>['aar', '--no-pub', ...?arguments, target]);
+    await runner.run(<String>['aar', ...?arguments, target]);
     return command;
   }
 
+  // TODO(matanlurey): Remove after `explicit-package-dependencies` is enabled by default.
+  FeatureFlags enableExplicitPackageDependencies() {
+    return TestFeatureFlags(isExplicitPackageDependenciesEnabled: true);
+  }
+
   group('Usage', () {
     late Directory tempDir;
     late FakeAnalytics analytics;
@@ -66,7 +85,7 @@ void main() {
           arguments: <String>['--no-pub', '--template=module'],
         );
 
-        await runCommandIn(projectPath);
+        await runBuildAar(projectPath, arguments: <String>['--no-pub']);
         expect(
           analytics.sentEvents,
           contains(
@@ -80,7 +99,7 @@ void main() {
         );
       },
       overrides: <Type, Generator>{
-        AndroidBuilder: () => FakeAndroidBuilder(),
+        AndroidBuilder: () => _CapturingFakeAndroidBuilder(),
         Analytics: () => analytics,
       },
     );
@@ -93,7 +112,10 @@ void main() {
           arguments: <String>['--no-pub', '--template=module'],
         );
 
-        await runCommandIn(projectPath, arguments: <String>['--target-platform=android-arm']);
+        await runBuildAar(
+          projectPath,
+          arguments: <String>['--no-pub', '--target-platform=android-arm'],
+        );
         expect(
           analytics.sentEvents,
           contains(
@@ -107,11 +129,36 @@ void main() {
         );
       },
       overrides: <Type, Generator>{
-        AndroidBuilder: () => FakeAndroidBuilder(),
+        AndroidBuilder: () => _CapturingFakeAndroidBuilder(),
         Analytics: () => analytics,
       },
     );
 
+    // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/162649.
+    testUsingContext(
+      'triggers builds even with --pub',
+      () async {
+        final String projectPath = await createProject(
+          tempDir,
+          arguments: <String>['--no-pub', '--template=module'],
+        );
+
+        await runBuildAar(
+          projectPath,
+          arguments: <String>['--target-platform=android-arm'],
+          // If we use --no-pub, it bypasses validation that occurs only on a
+          // build with --pub, which as a consequence means that we aren't
+          // testing every code branch.
+        );
+      },
+      overrides: <Type, Generator>{
+        AndroidBuilder: () => _CapturingFakeAndroidBuilder(),
+        Analytics: () => analytics,
+        FeatureFlags: enableExplicitPackageDependencies,
+        Pub: () => FakePubWithPrimedDeps(allowGet: true),
+      },
+    );
+
     testUsingContext(
       'logs success',
       () async {
@@ -120,7 +167,10 @@ void main() {
           arguments: <String>['--no-pub', '--template=module'],
         );
 
-        await runCommandIn(projectPath, arguments: <String>['--target-platform=android-arm']);
+        await runBuildAar(
+          projectPath,
+          arguments: <String>['--no-pub', '--target-platform=android-arm'],
+        );
 
         final Iterable<Event> successEvent = analytics.sentEvents.where(
           (Event e) =>
@@ -131,7 +181,7 @@ void main() {
         expect(successEvent, isNotEmpty, reason: 'Tool should send create success event');
       },
       overrides: <Type, Generator>{
-        AndroidBuilder: () => FakeAndroidBuilder(),
+        AndroidBuilder: () => _CapturingFakeAndroidBuilder(),
         Analytics: () => analytics,
       },
     );
@@ -139,10 +189,10 @@ void main() {
 
   group('flag parsing', () {
     late Directory tempDir;
-    late FakeAndroidBuilder fakeAndroidBuilder;
+    late _CapturingFakeAndroidBuilder fakeAndroidBuilder;
 
     setUp(() {
-      fakeAndroidBuilder = FakeAndroidBuilder();
+      fakeAndroidBuilder = _CapturingFakeAndroidBuilder();
       tempDir = globals.fs.systemTempDirectory.createTempSync('flutter_tools_build_aar_test.');
     });
 
@@ -155,13 +205,19 @@ void main() {
         tempDir,
         arguments: <String>['--no-pub', '--template=module'],
       );
-      await runCommandIn(projectPath);
+      await runBuildAar(projectPath, arguments: <String>['--no-pub']);
 
-      expect(fakeAndroidBuilder.buildNumber, '1.0');
-      expect(fakeAndroidBuilder.androidBuildInfo.length, 3);
+      expect(
+        fakeAndroidBuilder.capturedBuildAarCalls,
+        hasLength(1),
+        reason: 'A single call to buildAar was expected.',
+      );
+      final Invocation buildAarCall = fakeAndroidBuilder.capturedBuildAarCalls.single;
+      expect(buildAarCall.namedArguments[#buildNumber], '1.0');
 
       final List<BuildMode> buildModes = <BuildMode>[];
-      for (final AndroidBuildInfo androidBuildInfo in fakeAndroidBuilder.androidBuildInfo) {
+      for (final AndroidBuildInfo androidBuildInfo
+          in buildAarCall.namedArguments[#androidBuildInfo] as Set<AndroidBuildInfo>) {
         final BuildInfo buildInfo = androidBuildInfo.buildInfo;
         buildModes.add(buildInfo.mode);
         if (buildInfo.mode.isPrecompiled) {
@@ -180,7 +236,7 @@ void main() {
           AndroidArch.x86_64,
         ]);
       }
-      expect(buildModes.length, 3);
+      expect(buildModes, hasLength(3));
       expect(
         buildModes,
         containsAll(<BuildMode>[BuildMode.debug, BuildMode.profile, BuildMode.release]),
@@ -192,9 +248,10 @@ void main() {
         tempDir,
         arguments: <String>['--no-pub', '--template=module'],
       );
-      await runCommandIn(
+      await runBuildAar(
         projectPath,
         arguments: <String>[
+          '--no-pub',
           '--no-debug',
           '--no-profile',
           '--target-platform',
@@ -211,9 +268,16 @@ void main() {
         ],
       );
 
-      expect(fakeAndroidBuilder.buildNumber, '200');
+      expect(
+        fakeAndroidBuilder.capturedBuildAarCalls,
+        hasLength(1),
+        reason: 'A single call to buildAar was expected.',
+      );
+      final Invocation buildAarCall = fakeAndroidBuilder.capturedBuildAarCalls.single;
+      expect(buildAarCall.namedArguments[#buildNumber], '200');
 
-      final AndroidBuildInfo androidBuildInfo = fakeAndroidBuilder.androidBuildInfo.single;
+      final AndroidBuildInfo androidBuildInfo =
+          (buildAarCall.namedArguments[#androidBuildInfo] as Set<AndroidBuildInfo>).single;
       expect(androidBuildInfo.targetArchs, <AndroidArch>[AndroidArch.x86]);
 
       final BuildInfo buildInfo = androidBuildInfo.buildInfo;
@@ -229,7 +293,6 @@ void main() {
 
   group('Gradle', () {
     late Directory tempDir;
-    late AndroidSdk mockAndroidSdk;
     late String gradlew;
     late FakeProcessManager processManager;
     late String flutterRoot;
@@ -241,7 +304,6 @@ void main() {
         fs: MemoryFileSystem.test(),
         fakeFlutterVersion: FakeFlutterVersion(),
       );
-      mockAndroidSdk = FakeAndroidSdk();
       gradlew = globals.fs.path.join(
         tempDir.path,
         'flutter_project',
@@ -267,7 +329,7 @@ void main() {
 
           await expectLater(
             () async {
-              await runBuildAarCommand(projectPath, null, arguments: <String>['--no-pub']);
+              await runBuildAar(projectPath, androidSdk: null, arguments: <String>['--no-pub']);
             },
             throwsToolExit(
               message: 'No Android SDK found. Try setting the ANDROID_HOME environment variable',
@@ -284,17 +346,19 @@ void main() {
     group('throws ToolExit', () {
       testUsingContext('main.dart not found', () async {
         await expectLater(() async {
-          await runBuildAarCommand(
+          await runBuildAar(
             'missing_project',
-            mockAndroidSdk,
-            arguments: <String>['--no-pub'],
+            arguments: <String>[
+              '--no-pub',
+              globals.fs.path.join('missing_project', 'lib', 'main.dart'),
+            ],
           );
         }, throwsToolExit(message: 'main.dart does not exist'));
       });
 
       testUsingContext('flutter project not valid', () async {
         await expectLater(() async {
-          await runCommandIn(tempDir.path, arguments: <String>['--no-pub']);
+          await runBuildAar(tempDir.path, arguments: <String>['--no-pub']);
         }, throwsToolExit(message: 'is not a valid flutter project'));
       });
     });
@@ -330,10 +394,10 @@ void main() {
         );
 
         await expectLater(
-          () => runBuildAarCommand(
+          () => runBuildAar(
             projectPath,
-            mockAndroidSdk,
             arguments: <String>[
+              '--no-pub',
               '--no-debug',
               '--no-profile',
               '--extra-front-end-options=foo',
@@ -349,7 +413,7 @@ void main() {
         Java: () => null,
         ProcessManager: () => processManager,
         FeatureFlags: () => TestFeatureFlags(isIOSEnabled: false),
-        AndroidStudio: () => FakeAndroidStudio(),
+        AndroidStudio: () => _FakeAndroidStudio(),
       },
     );
 
@@ -393,7 +457,7 @@ void main() {
             arguments: <String>['--no-pub', '--template=module'],
           );
 
-          await runBuildAarCommand(projectPath, mockAndroidSdk);
+          await runBuildAar(projectPath, arguments: <String>['--no-pub']);
 
           expect(
             fakeAnalytics.sentEvents,
@@ -404,7 +468,7 @@ void main() {
         },
         overrides: <Type, Generator>{
           Analytics: () => fakeAnalytics,
-          AndroidBuilder: () => FakeAndroidBuilder(),
+          AndroidBuilder: () => _CapturingFakeAndroidBuilder(),
           FlutterProjectFactory: () => FakeFlutterProjectFactory(tempDir),
         },
       );
@@ -427,7 +491,7 @@ void main() {
             value: 'true',
           );
 
-          await runBuildAarCommand(projectPath, mockAndroidSdk);
+          await runBuildAar(projectPath, arguments: <String>['--no-pub']);
 
           expect(
             fakeAnalytics.sentEvents,
@@ -438,7 +502,7 @@ void main() {
         },
         overrides: <Type, Generator>{
           Analytics: () => fakeAnalytics,
-          AndroidBuilder: () => FakeAndroidBuilder(),
+          AndroidBuilder: () => _CapturingFakeAndroidBuilder(),
           FlutterProjectFactory: () => FakeFlutterProjectFactory(tempDir),
         },
       );
@@ -461,7 +525,7 @@ void main() {
             value: 'false',
           );
 
-          await runBuildAarCommand(projectPath, mockAndroidSdk);
+          await runBuildAar(projectPath, arguments: <String>['--no-pub']);
 
           expect(
             fakeAnalytics.sentEvents,
@@ -472,7 +536,7 @@ void main() {
         },
         overrides: <Type, Generator>{
           Analytics: () => fakeAnalytics,
-          AndroidBuilder: () => FakeAndroidBuilder(),
+          AndroidBuilder: () => _CapturingFakeAndroidBuilder(),
           FlutterProjectFactory: () => FakeFlutterProjectFactory(tempDir),
         },
       );
@@ -480,53 +544,27 @@ void main() {
   });
 }
 
-Future<BuildAarCommand> runBuildAarCommand(
-  String target,
-  AndroidSdk? androidSdk, {
-  List<String>? arguments,
-}) async {
-  final BuildAarCommand command = BuildAarCommand(
-    androidSdk: androidSdk,
-    fileSystem: globals.fs,
-    logger: BufferLogger.test(),
-    verboseHelp: false,
-  );
-  final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
-  await runner.run(<String>[
-    'aar',
-    '--no-pub',
-    ...?arguments,
-    globals.fs.path.join(target, 'lib', 'main.dart'),
-  ]);
-  return command;
-}
-
-class FakeAndroidBuilder extends Fake implements AndroidBuilder {
-  late FlutterProject project;
-  late Set<AndroidBuildInfo> androidBuildInfo;
-  late String target;
-  String? outputDirectoryPath;
-  late String buildNumber;
+/// A fake implementation of [AndroidBuilder] that allows [buildAar] calls.
+///
+/// Calls to [buildAar] are stored as [capturedBuildAarCalls], other calls are rejected.
+final class _CapturingFakeAndroidBuilder extends Fake implements AndroidBuilder {
+  final List<Invocation> capturedBuildAarCalls = <Invocation>[];
 
   @override
-  Future<void> buildAar({
-    required FlutterProject project,
-    required Set<AndroidBuildInfo> androidBuildInfo,
-    required String target,
-    String? outputDirectoryPath,
-    required String buildNumber,
-  }) async {
-    this.project = project;
-    this.androidBuildInfo = androidBuildInfo;
-    this.target = target;
-    this.outputDirectoryPath = outputDirectoryPath;
-    this.buildNumber = buildNumber;
+  Object? noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) {
+    if (invocation.memberName != #buildAar) {
+      return super.noSuchMethod(invocation);
+    }
+    capturedBuildAarCalls.add(invocation);
+    return Future<void>.value();
   }
 }
 
-class FakeAndroidSdk extends Fake implements AndroidSdk {}
+final class _FakeAndroidSdk with Fake implements AndroidSdk {
+  const _FakeAndroidSdk();
+}
 
-class FakeAndroidStudio extends Fake implements AndroidStudio {
+final class _FakeAndroidStudio extends Fake implements AndroidStudio {
   @override
   String get javaPath => 'java';
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_gradle_builder_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_gradle_builder_test.dart
index ff01b8f081e..e20c3d6e067 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_gradle_builder_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/android_gradle_builder_test.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/process.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/base/user_messages.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/build_info.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/cache.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_tools/src/features.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_tools/src/project.dart';
 import 'package:test/fake.dart';
 import 'package:unified_analytics/unified_analytics.dart';
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ const String minimalV2EmbeddingManifest = r'''
 ''';
 
 void main() {
+  // TODO(matanlurey): Remove after `explicit-package-dependencies` is enabled by default.
+  FeatureFlags enableExplicitPackageDependencies() {
+    return TestFeatureFlags(isExplicitPackageDependenciesEnabled: true);
+  }
+
   group('gradle build', () {
     late BufferLogger logger;
     late FakeAnalytics fakeAnalytics;
@@ -1566,6 +1572,141 @@ Gradle Crashed
       },
     );
 
+    // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/162649.
+    testUsingContext(
+      'buildAar generates tooling for each sub-build for AARs',
+      () async {
+        addTearDown(() {
+          printOnFailure(logger.statusText);
+          printOnFailure(logger.errorText);
+        });
+        final AndroidGradleBuilder builder = AndroidGradleBuilder(
+          java: FakeJava(),
+          logger: logger,
+          processManager: processManager,
+          fileSystem: fileSystem,
+          artifacts: Artifacts.test(),
+          analytics: fakeAnalytics,
+          gradleUtils: FakeGradleUtils(),
+          platform: FakePlatform(),
+          androidStudio: FakeAndroidStudio(),
+        );
+        processManager.addCommands(const <FakeCommand>[
+          FakeCommand(
+            command: <String>[
+              'gradlew',
+              '-I=/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/aar_init_script.gradle',
+              '-Pflutter-root=/',
+              '-Poutput-dir=/build/host',
+              '-Pis-plugin=false',
+              '-PbuildNumber=1.0',
+              '-q',
+              '-Pdart-obfuscation=false',
+              '-Ptrack-widget-creation=false',
+              '-Ptree-shake-icons=false',
+              '-Ptarget-platform=android-arm,android-arm64,android-x64',
+              'assembleAarDebug',
+            ],
+          ),
+          FakeCommand(
+            command: <String>[
+              'gradlew',
+              '-I=/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/aar_init_script.gradle',
+              '-Pflutter-root=/',
+              '-Poutput-dir=/build/host',
+              '-Pis-plugin=false',
+              '-PbuildNumber=1.0',
+              '-q',
+              '-Pdart-obfuscation=false',
+              '-Ptrack-widget-creation=false',
+              '-Ptree-shake-icons=false',
+              '-Ptarget-platform=android-arm,android-arm64,android-x64',
+              'assembleAarProfile',
+            ],
+          ),
+          FakeCommand(
+            command: <String>[
+              'gradlew',
+              '-I=/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/aar_init_script.gradle',
+              '-Pflutter-root=/',
+              '-Poutput-dir=/build/host',
+              '-Pis-plugin=false',
+              '-PbuildNumber=1.0',
+              '-q',
+              '-Pdart-obfuscation=false',
+              '-Ptrack-widget-creation=false',
+              '-Ptree-shake-icons=false',
+              '-Ptarget-platform=android-arm,android-arm64,android-x64',
+              'assembleAarRelease',
+            ],
+          ),
+        ]);
+
+        final File manifestFile = fileSystem.file('pubspec.yaml');
+        manifestFile.createSync(recursive: true);
+        manifestFile.writeAsStringSync('''
+        flutter:
+          module:
+            androidPackage: com.example.test
+        ''');
+
+        fileSystem.file('.android/gradlew').createSync(recursive: true);
+        fileSystem.file('.android/gradle.properties').writeAsStringSync('irrelevant');
+        fileSystem.file('.android/build.gradle').createSync(recursive: true);
+        fileSystem.directory('build/host/outputs/repo').createSync(recursive: true);
+
+        final List<(FlutterProject, bool)> generateToolingCalls = <(FlutterProject, bool)>[];
+        await builder.buildAar(
+          project: FlutterProject.fromDirectoryTest(fileSystem.currentDirectory),
+          androidBuildInfo: const <AndroidBuildInfo>{
+            AndroidBuildInfo(
+              BuildInfo(
+                BuildMode.debug,
+                null,
+                treeShakeIcons: false,
+                packageConfigPath: '.dart_tool/package_config.json',
+              ),
+            ),
+            AndroidBuildInfo(
+              BuildInfo(
+                BuildMode.profile,
+                null,
+                treeShakeIcons: false,
+                packageConfigPath: '.dart_tool/package_config.json',
+              ),
+            ),
+            AndroidBuildInfo(
+              BuildInfo(
+                BuildMode.release,
+                null,
+                treeShakeIcons: false,
+                packageConfigPath: '.dart_tool/package_config.json',
+              ),
+            ),
+          },
+          target: '',
+          buildNumber: '1.0',
+          generateTooling: (FlutterProject project, {required bool releaseMode}) async {
+            generateToolingCalls.add((project, releaseMode));
+          },
+        );
+        expect(processManager, hasNoRemainingExpectations);
+
+        // Ideally, this should be checked before each invocation to the process,
+        // but instead we'll assume it was invoked in the same order as the calls
+        // to gradle to keep the scope of this test light.
+        expect(generateToolingCalls, hasLength(3));
+        expect(
+          generateToolingCalls.map(((FlutterProject, bool) call) {
+            return call.$2;
+          }),
+          <bool>[false, false, true],
+          reason: 'generateTooling should omit debug metadata for release builds',
+        );
+      },
+      overrides: <Type, Generator>{FeatureFlags: enableExplicitPackageDependencies},
+    );
+
     testUsingContext(
       'Verbose mode for AARs includes Gradle stacktrace and sets debug log level',
       () async {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/android_common.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/android_common.dart
index 600a4f01ad3..8040e629faa 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/android_common.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/android_common.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class FakeAndroidBuilder implements AndroidBuilder {
     required FlutterProject project,
     required Set<AndroidBuildInfo> androidBuildInfo,
     required String target,
+    required Future<void> Function(FlutterProject, {required bool releaseMode}) generateTooling,
     String? outputDirectoryPath,
     required String buildNumber,
   }) async {}
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/fake_pub_deps.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/fake_pub_deps.dart
index 53dc61dcbfe..5718f3f1fff 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/fake_pub_deps.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/src/fake_pub_deps.dart
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ final class FakePubWithPrimedDeps implements Pub {
   /// dev-dependencies ([dependencies]) of any package to a set of any other
   /// packages. A resulting valid `dart pub deps --json` response is implicitly
   /// created.
+  ///
+  /// If [allowGet] is `true`, [Pub.get] can be invoked (all the parameters are
+  /// ignored and it is considered a success); otherwise an error is thrown to
+  /// reject an unexpected call.
   factory FakePubWithPrimedDeps({
     String rootPackageName = 'app_name',
     Set<String> devDependencies = const <String>{},
     Map<String, Set<String>> dependencies = const <String, Set<String>>{},
+    bool allowGet = false,
   }) {
     // Start the packages: [ ... ] list with the root package.
     final List<Object?> packages = <Object?>[
@@ -56,11 +61,34 @@ final class FakePubWithPrimedDeps implements Pub {
     return FakePubWithPrimedDeps._(<String, Object?>{
       'root': rootPackageName,
       'packages': packages,
-    });
+    }, allowGetToSucceed: allowGet);
   }
 
-  const FakePubWithPrimedDeps._(this._deps);
+  const FakePubWithPrimedDeps._(this._deps, {required bool allowGetToSucceed})
+    : _allowGetToSucceed = allowGetToSucceed;
   final Map<String, Object?> _deps;
+  final bool _allowGetToSucceed;
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> get({
+    required PubContext context,
+    required FlutterProject project,
+    bool upgrade = false,
+    bool offline = false,
+    String? flutterRootOverride,
+    bool checkUpToDate = false,
+    bool shouldSkipThirdPartyGenerator = true,
+    PubOutputMode outputMode = PubOutputMode.all,
+  }) async {
+    if (_allowGetToSucceed) {
+      return;
+    }
+    throw UnsupportedError(
+      'Instance did not expect <Pub>.get to be invoked. If this was intentional, '
+      'change the constructor of FakePubWithPrimeDeps to include the parameter '
+      'allowGet: true.',
+    );
+  }
 
   @override
   Future<Map<String, Object?>> deps(FlutterProject project) async => _deps;