diff --git a/script/tool/CHANGELOG.md b/script/tool/CHANGELOG.md
index f6dfb0e58266..2417d0fa833c 100644
--- a/script/tool/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/script/tool/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-## NEXT
+## 0.10.0+1
 
+* Recognizes `run_test.sh` as a developer-only file in `version-check`.
 * Adds `readme-check` validation that the example/README.md for a federated
   plugin's implementation packages has a warning about the intended use of the
   example instead of the template boilerplate.
diff --git a/script/tool/lib/src/common/package_state_utils.dart b/script/tool/lib/src/common/package_state_utils.dart
index 1cff65bb6b0c..c9465876f290 100644
--- a/script/tool/lib/src/common/package_state_utils.dart
+++ b/script/tool/lib/src/common/package_state_utils.dart
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ Future<bool> _isDevChange(List<String> pathComponents,
       // The top-level "tool" directory is for non-client-facing utility
       // code, such as test scripts.
       pathComponents.first == 'tool' ||
+      // Entry point for the 'custom-test' command, which is only for CI and
+      // local testing.
+      pathComponents.first == 'run_tests.sh' ||
       // Ignoring lints doesn't affect clients.
       pathComponents.contains('lint-baseline.xml') ||
       await _isGradleTestDependencyChange(pathComponents,
diff --git a/script/tool/pubspec.yaml b/script/tool/pubspec.yaml
index e51c7433aa5c..9b9d73288552 100644
--- a/script/tool/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/script/tool/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: flutter_plugin_tools
 description: Productivity utils for flutter/plugins and flutter/packages
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/main/script/tool
-version: 0.10.0
+version: 0.10.0+1
 
 dependencies:
   args: ^2.1.0
diff --git a/script/tool/test/common/package_state_utils_test.dart b/script/tool/test/common/package_state_utils_test.dart
index 63ac1802e70c..c20951876e39 100644
--- a/script/tool/test/common/package_state_utils_test.dart
+++ b/script/tool/test/common/package_state_utils_test.dart
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ void main() {
         'packages/a_plugin/example/ios/RunnerTests/Foo.m',
         'packages/a_plugin/example/ios/RunnerUITests/info.plist',
         'packages/a_plugin/tool/a_development_tool.dart',
+        'packages/a_plugin/run_tests.sh',
         'packages/a_plugin/CHANGELOG.md',
       ];
 
diff --git a/script/tool/test/version_check_command_test.dart b/script/tool/test/version_check_command_test.dart
index 2ff48d618258..0e94712e9ef0 100644
--- a/script/tool/test/version_check_command_test.dart
+++ b/script/tool/test/version_check_command_test.dart
@@ -1059,6 +1059,38 @@ packages/plugin/android/build.gradle
           ]),
         );
       });
+
+      test('allows missing CHANGELOG and version change for dev-only changes',
+          () async {
+        final RepositoryPackage plugin =
+            createFakePlugin('plugin', packagesDir, version: '1.0.0');
+
+        const String changelog = '''
+## 1.0.0
+* Some changes.
+''';
+        plugin.changelogFile.writeAsStringSync(changelog);
+        processRunner.mockProcessesForExecutable['git-show'] = <io.Process>[
+          MockProcess(stdout: 'version: 1.0.0'),
+        ];
+        processRunner.mockProcessesForExecutable['git-diff'] = <io.Process>[
+          // File list.
+          MockProcess(stdout: '''
+packages/plugin/tool/run_tests.dart
+packages/plugin/run_tests.sh
+'''),
+        ];
+
+        final List<String> output =
+            await _runWithMissingChangeDetection(<String>[]);
+
+        expect(
+          output,
+          containsAllInOrder(<Matcher>[
+            contains('Running for plugin'),
+          ]),
+        );
+      });
     });
 
     test('allows valid against pub', () async {