diff --git a/packages/cross_file/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cross_file/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e43e986429c..ee6c5a2b7cdb 100644
--- a/packages/cross_file/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cross_file/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## NEXT
+## 0.3.5+3
 
 * Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.38/Dart 3.10.
 
diff --git a/packages/cross_file/README.md b/packages/cross_file/README.md
index 290295571877..d761c7736263 100644
--- a/packages/cross_file/README.md
+++ b/packages/cross_file/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ final String fileContent = await file.readAsString();
 print('Content of the file: $fileContent');
 ```
 
+The `mimeType` property is not inferred from the file path or contents. It is
+only available if provided when the `XFile` was created.
+
 You will find links to the API docs on the [pub page](https://pub.dev/packages/cross_file).
 
 ## Web Limitations
diff --git a/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/base.dart b/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/base.dart
index b3fb82ea4063..2f1edc5e4c70 100644
--- a/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/base.dart
+++ b/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/base.dart
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ abstract class XFileBase {
     throw UnimplementedError('.name has not been implemented.');
   }
 
-  /// For web, it may be necessary for a file to know its MIME type.
+  /// The MIME type of the file.
+  ///
+  /// The value is not inferred from the file contents or path. It is only
+  /// available if provided when the [XFile] was created.
   String? get mimeType {
     throw UnimplementedError('.mimeType has not been implemented.');
   }
diff --git a/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/html.dart b/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/html.dart
index 40703aa754fc..0f6faf8495bf 100644
--- a/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/html.dart
+++ b/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/html.dart
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class XFile extends XFileBase {
   ///
   /// `name` needs to be passed from the outside, since it's only available
   /// while handling [html.File]s (when the ObjectUrl is created).
+  ///
+  /// [mimeType] is not inferred from [path] and is only available if explicitly
+  /// passed to the constructor.
   // ignore: use_super_parameters
   XFile(
     String path, {
@@ -47,6 +50,9 @@ class XFile extends XFileBase {
   }
 
   /// Construct an CrossFile from its data
+  ///
+  /// [mimeType] is not inferred from [path] and is only available if explicitly
+  /// passed to the constructor.
   XFile.fromData(
     Uint8List bytes, {
     String? mimeType,
diff --git a/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/io.dart b/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/io.dart
index c1931a743a89..7e2c3c8d17a2 100644
--- a/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/io.dart
+++ b/packages/cross_file/lib/src/types/io.dart
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class XFile extends XFileBase {
   /// [length] is ignored; the parameter exists only to match the web version of
   /// the constructor.
   ///
+  /// [mimeType] is not inferred from [path] and is only available if explicitly
+  /// passed to the constructor.
+  ///
   // ignore: use_super_parameters
   XFile(
     String path, {
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ class XFile extends XFileBase {
 
   /// Construct an CrossFile from its data
   ///
+  /// [mimeType] is not inferred from [path] and is only available if explicitly
+  /// passed to the constructor.
+  ///
   /// [name] is ignored; the parameter exists only to match the web version of
   /// the constructor.
   XFile.fromData(
diff --git a/packages/cross_file/pubspec.yaml b/packages/cross_file/pubspec.yaml
index 46a59f1a7cda..d0bb7119f1f2 100644
--- a/packages/cross_file/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/cross_file/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: cross_file
 description: An abstraction to allow working with files across multiple platforms.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/cross_file
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+cross_file%22
-version: 0.3.5+2
+version: 0.3.5+3
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.10.0