diff --git a/packages/local_auth/local_auth/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/local_auth/local_auth/CHANGELOG.md
index 71ca732c88a5..7ea1262720db 100644
--- a/packages/local_auth/local_auth/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/local_auth/local_auth/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-## NEXT
+## 3.0.2
 
 * Updates minimum supported SDK version to Flutter 3.38/Dart 3.10.
+* Clarifies the `getAvailableBiometrics` documentation to explain that it
+  returns the biometrics available for the app to use, which may not include all
+  biometrics enrolled on the device.
 
 ## 3.0.1
 
diff --git a/packages/local_auth/local_auth/lib/src/local_auth.dart b/packages/local_auth/local_auth/lib/src/local_auth.dart
index ba641e7d2141..19143ecf988d 100644
--- a/packages/local_auth/local_auth/lib/src/local_auth.dart
+++ b/packages/local_auth/local_auth/lib/src/local_auth.dart
@@ -88,7 +88,14 @@ class LocalAuthentication {
   /// fail over to device credentials.
   Future<bool> isDeviceSupported() async => LocalAuthPlatform.instance.isDeviceSupported();
 
-  /// Returns a list of enrolled biometrics.
+  /// Returns a list of the biometric types that are available for the app to
+  /// use.
+  ///
+  /// This is not necessarily the same as the full set of biometrics enrolled on
+  /// the device; a biometric type can be enrolled but still be unavailable to
+  /// the app. For example, on iOS the returned list will not include a biometric
+  /// type if the user has denied the app permission to use it, even when that
+  /// biometric is enrolled on the device.
   Future<List<BiometricType>> getAvailableBiometrics() =>
       LocalAuthPlatform.instance.getEnrolledBiometrics();
 }
diff --git a/packages/local_auth/local_auth/pubspec.yaml b/packages/local_auth/local_auth/pubspec.yaml
index 39133f332c04..bf35d018e959 100644
--- a/packages/local_auth/local_auth/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/local_auth/local_auth/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: local_auth
 description: Flutter plugin to allow local authentication via biometrics, passcode, pin, or pattern.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/local_auth/local_auth
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+local_auth%22
-version: 3.0.1
+version: 3.0.2
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.10.0