diff --git a/pkgs/package_config/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/package_config/CHANGELOG.md
index 101a0fe76..2c070c25f 100644
--- a/pkgs/package_config/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/package_config/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 2.1.2-wip
+
+- Include correct parameter names in errors when validating
+  the `major` and `minor` versions in the `LanguageVersion.new` constructor.
+
 ## 2.1.1
 
 - Require Dart 3.4
diff --git a/pkgs/package_config/lib/src/package_config.dart b/pkgs/package_config/lib/src/package_config.dart
index 155dfc539..1f7562ae2 100644
--- a/pkgs/package_config/lib/src/package_config.dart
+++ b/pkgs/package_config/lib/src/package_config.dart
@@ -301,9 +301,15 @@ abstract class Package {
 abstract class LanguageVersion implements Comparable<LanguageVersion> {
   /// The maximal value allowed by [major] and [minor] values;
   static const int maxValue = 0x7FFFFFFF;
+
+  /// Constructs a [LanguageVersion] with the specified
+  /// [major] and [minor] version numbers.
+  ///
+  /// Both [major] and [minor] must be greater than or equal to 0
+  /// and less than or equal to [maxValue].
   factory LanguageVersion(int major, int minor) {
     RangeError.checkValueInInterval(major, 0, maxValue, 'major');
-    RangeError.checkValueInInterval(minor, 0, maxValue, 'major');
+    RangeError.checkValueInInterval(minor, 0, maxValue, 'minor');
     return SimpleLanguageVersion(major, minor, null);
   }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/package_config/pubspec.yaml b/pkgs/package_config/pubspec.yaml
index 634d71050..1ac63bfc8 100644
--- a/pkgs/package_config/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/package_config/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: package_config
-version: 2.1.1
+version: 2.1.2-wip
 description: Support for reading and writing Dart Package Configuration files.
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/tools/tree/main/pkgs/package_config
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/dart-lang/tools/labels/package%3Apackage_config
diff --git a/pkgs/package_config/test/package_config_impl_test.dart b/pkgs/package_config/test/package_config_impl_test.dart
index 0f399636f..fe1c98c90 100644
--- a/pkgs/package_config/test/package_config_impl_test.dart
+++ b/pkgs/package_config/test/package_config_impl_test.dart
@@ -20,11 +20,23 @@ void main() {
     });
 
     test('negative major', () {
-      expect(() => LanguageVersion(-1, 1), throwsArgumentError);
+      expect(
+          () => LanguageVersion(-1, 1),
+          throwsA(isA<RangeError>().having(
+            (e) => e.name,
+            'message',
+            contains('major'),
+          )));
     });
 
     test('negative minor', () {
-      expect(() => LanguageVersion(1, -1), throwsArgumentError);
+      expect(
+          () => LanguageVersion(1, -1),
+          throwsA(isA<RangeError>().having(
+            (e) => e.name,
+            'message',
+            contains('minor'),
+          )));
     });
 
     test('minimal parse', () {