diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/user_messages.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/user_messages.dart
index 26a8278ce7..165120a783 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/user_messages.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/base/user_messages.dart
@@ -193,19 +193,19 @@ class UserMessages {
   String cocoaPodsMissing(String consequence, String installInstructions) =>
       'CocoaPods not installed.\n'
       '$consequence\n'
-      'To install $installInstructions';
+      'For installation instructions, $installInstructions';
   String cocoaPodsUnknownVersion(String consequence, String upgradeInstructions) =>
       'Unknown CocoaPods version installed.\n'
       '$consequence\n'
-      'To upgrade $upgradeInstructions';
+      'To update CocoaPods, $upgradeInstructions';
   String cocoaPodsOutdated(String currentVersion, String recVersion, String consequence, String upgradeInstructions) =>
       'CocoaPods $currentVersion out of date ($recVersion is recommended).\n'
       '$consequence\n'
-      'To upgrade $upgradeInstructions';
+      'To update CocoaPods, $upgradeInstructions';
   String cocoaPodsBrokenInstall(String consequence, String reinstallInstructions) =>
       'CocoaPods installed but not working.\n'
       '$consequence\n'
-      'To re-install $reinstallInstructions';
+      'For re-installation instructions, $reinstallInstructions';
 
   // Messages used in VisualStudioValidator
   String visualStudioVersion(String name, String version) => '$name version $version';
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapods.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapods.dart
index 1c4517e498..4098fda34e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapods.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapods.dart
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import '../reporting/reporting.dart';
 import '../xcode_project.dart';
 
 const String noCocoaPodsConsequence = '''
-  CocoaPods is used to retrieve the iOS and macOS platform side's plugin code that responds to your plugin usage on the Dart side.
+  CocoaPods is a package manager for iOS or macOS platform code.
   Without CocoaPods, plugins will not work on iOS or macOS.
   For more info, see https://flutter.dev/platform-plugins''';
 
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ const String outOfDatePluginsPodfileConsequence = '''
   See https://flutter.dev/docs/development/packages-and-plugins/developing-packages#plugin-platforms for details.
   If you have local Podfile edits you would like to keep, see https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/45197 for instructions.''';
 
-const String cocoaPodsInstallInstructions = 'see https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/getting-started.html#installation for instructions.';
+const String cocoaPodsInstallInstructions = 'see https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/getting-started.html#installation';
 
-const String cocoaPodsUpdateInstructions = 'see https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/getting-started.html#updating-cocoapods for instructions.';
+const String cocoaPodsUpdateInstructions = 'see https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/getting-started.html#updating-cocoapods';
 
 const String podfileIosMigrationInstructions = '''
   rm ios/Podfile''';
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class CocoaPods {
         _logger.printWarning(
           'Warning: CocoaPods not installed. Skipping pod install.\n'
           '$noCocoaPodsConsequence\n'
-          'To install $cocoaPodsInstallInstructions\n',
+          'For installation instructions, $cocoaPodsInstallInstructions\n',
           emphasis: true,
         );
         return false;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class CocoaPods {
         _logger.printWarning(
           'Warning: CocoaPods is installed but broken. Skipping pod install.\n'
           '$brokenCocoaPodsConsequence\n'
-          'To re-install $cocoaPodsInstallInstructions\n',
+          'For re-installation instructions, $cocoaPodsInstallInstructions\n',
           emphasis: true,
         );
         return false;
@@ -216,14 +216,14 @@ class CocoaPods {
         _logger.printWarning(
           'Warning: Unknown CocoaPods version installed.\n'
           '$unknownCocoaPodsConsequence\n'
-          'To upgrade $cocoaPodsInstallInstructions\n',
+          'To update CocoaPods, $cocoaPodsUpdateInstructions\n',
           emphasis: true,
         );
       case CocoaPodsStatus.belowMinimumVersion:
         _logger.printWarning(
           'Warning: CocoaPods minimum required version $cocoaPodsMinimumVersion or greater not installed. Skipping pod install.\n'
           '$noCocoaPodsConsequence\n'
-          'To upgrade $cocoaPodsInstallInstructions\n',
+          'To update CocoaPods, $cocoaPodsUpdateInstructions\n',
           emphasis: true,
         );
         return false;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class CocoaPods {
         _logger.printWarning(
           'Warning: CocoaPods recommended version $cocoaPodsRecommendedVersion or greater not installed.\n'
           'Pods handling may fail on some projects involving plugins.\n'
-          'To upgrade $cocoaPodsInstallInstructions\n',
+          'To update CocoaPods, $cocoaPodsUpdateInstructions\n',
           emphasis: true,
         );
       case CocoaPodsStatus.recommended:
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapods_validator.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapods_validator.dart
index 93fccd62e5..49c0dc4bf9 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapods_validator.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/macos/cocoapods_validator.dart
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class CocoaPodsValidator extends DoctorValidator {
       case CocoaPodsStatus.unknownVersion:
         status = ValidationType.partial;
         messages.add(ValidationMessage.hint(
-          _userMessages.cocoaPodsUnknownVersion(unknownCocoaPodsConsequence, cocoaPodsInstallInstructions)));
+          _userMessages.cocoaPodsUnknownVersion(unknownCocoaPodsConsequence, cocoaPodsUpdateInstructions)));
       case CocoaPodsStatus.belowMinimumVersion:
       case CocoaPodsStatus.belowRecommendedVersion:
         status = ValidationType.partial;
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/cocoapods_validator_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/cocoapods_validator_test.dart
index 670e32d25d..2b72367e3b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/cocoapods_validator_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/macos/cocoapods_validator_test.dart
@@ -16,18 +16,32 @@ void main() {
       final CocoaPodsValidator workflow = CocoaPodsValidator(FakeCocoaPods(CocoaPodsStatus.recommended, '1000.0.0'), UserMessages());
       final ValidationResult result = await workflow.validate();
       expect(result.type, ValidationType.success);
+      expect(result.messages.length, 1);
+      final ValidationMessage message = result.messages.first;
+      expect(message.type, ValidationMessageType.information);
+      expect(message.message, contains('CocoaPods version 1000.0.0'));
     });
 
     testWithoutContext('Emits missing status when CocoaPods is not installed', () async {
       final CocoaPodsValidator workflow = CocoaPodsValidator(FakeCocoaPods(CocoaPodsStatus.notInstalled), UserMessages());
       final ValidationResult result = await workflow.validate();
       expect(result.type, ValidationType.missing);
+      expect(result.messages.length, 1);
+      final ValidationMessage message = result.messages.first;
+      expect(message.type, ValidationMessageType.error);
+      expect(message.message, contains('CocoaPods not installed'));
+      expect(message.message, contains('getting-started.html#installation'));
     });
 
     testWithoutContext('Emits partial status when CocoaPods is installed with unknown version', () async {
       final CocoaPodsValidator workflow = CocoaPodsValidator(FakeCocoaPods(CocoaPodsStatus.unknownVersion), UserMessages());
       final ValidationResult result = await workflow.validate();
       expect(result.type, ValidationType.partial);
+      expect(result.messages.length, 1);
+      final ValidationMessage message = result.messages.first;
+      expect(message.type, ValidationMessageType.hint);
+      expect(message.message, contains('Unknown CocoaPods version installed'));
+      expect(message.message, contains('getting-started.html#updating-cocoapods'));
     });
 
     testWithoutContext('Emits partial status when CocoaPods version is too low', () async {