diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e2ae66568e5..3d6bc550371e 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## NEXT
-
+* Clarifies that `maxDuration` only applies to video recording and not gallery selection.
 * Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.32/Dart 3.8.
 * Updates README to reflect currently supported OS versions for the latest
   versions of the endorsed platform implementations.
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/lib/image_picker.dart b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/lib/image_picker.dart
index 9e96d5cd73b5..8a0d9214b174 100755
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/lib/image_picker.dart
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/lib/image_picker.dart
@@ -270,8 +270,13 @@ class ImagePicker {
   /// The [source] argument controls where the video comes from. This can
   /// be either [ImageSource.camera] or [ImageSource.gallery].
   ///
-  /// The [maxDuration] argument specifies the maximum duration of the captured video. If no [maxDuration] is specified,
-  /// the maximum duration will be infinite.
+  /// The [maxDuration] argument specifies the maximum duration of the recorded video.
+  ///
+  /// This parameter only applies when recording a video using the camera.
+  /// It does not restrict the duration of videos selected from the gallery,
+  /// since the underlying platform gallery APIs do not support filtering
+  /// by video duration.
+
   ///
   /// Use `preferredCameraDevice` to specify the camera to use when the `source` is [ImageSource.camera].
   /// The `preferredCameraDevice` is ignored when `source` is [ImageSource.gallery]. It is also ignored if the chosen camera is not supported on the device.
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/pubspec.yaml b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/pubspec.yaml
index 368fb8da09d7..bb40071f8bcc 100755
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Flutter plugin for selecting images from the Android and iOS image
   library, and taking new pictures with the camera.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/image_picker/image_picker
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+image_picker%22
-version: 1.2.1
+version: 1.2.2
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.8.0
diff --git a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_platform_interface/lib/src/platform_interface/image_picker_platform.dart b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_platform_interface/lib/src/platform_interface/image_picker_platform.dart
index 703c7a960ec8..fa7797546c26 100644
--- a/packages/image_picker/image_picker_platform_interface/lib/src/platform_interface/image_picker_platform.dart
+++ b/packages/image_picker/image_picker_platform_interface/lib/src/platform_interface/image_picker_platform.dart
@@ -108,8 +108,14 @@ abstract class ImagePickerPlatform extends PlatformInterface {
   /// The [source] argument controls where the video comes from. This can
   /// be either [ImageSource.camera] or [ImageSource.gallery].
   ///
-  /// The [maxDuration] argument specifies the maximum duration of the captured video. If no [maxDuration] is specified,
-  /// the maximum duration will be infinite.
+  /// The [maxDuration] argument specifies the maximum duration of the recorded
+  /// video.
+  ///
+  /// This parameter only applies when recording a video using the camera.
+  /// It does not restrict the duration of videos selected from the gallery,
+  /// since the underlying platform gallery APIs do not support filtering
+  /// by video duration.
+
   ///
   /// Use `preferredCameraDevice` to specify the camera to use when the `source` is [ImageSource.camera].
   /// The `preferredCameraDevice` is ignored when `source` is [ImageSource.gallery]. It is also ignored if the chosen camera is not supported on the device.