diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 23ae2057..13358da9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - **Breaking**: move the `zarrs::array::{data_type,fill_value}` modules into the `zarrs_data_type` crate
 - Bump `lru` to 0.13
 - Use codec identifiers in the example for `experimental_codec_names` remapping
-
-### Fixed
-- Error on `{Array,Group}::[async_]open[_opt]` with additional fields with `"must_understand": true`
+- Allow `{Array,Group}::new_with_metadata()` and `{Array,Group}Builder` to create arrays with `"must_understand": true` additional fields
+  - `{Array,Group}::[async_]open[_opt]` continue to fail with additional fields with `"must_understand": true`
 
 ## [0.19.2] - 2025-02-13
 
diff --git a/zarrs/src/array/array_builder.rs b/zarrs/src/array/array_builder.rs
index 656f1e87..27452555 100644
--- a/zarrs/src/array/array_builder.rs
+++ b/zarrs/src/array/array_builder.rs
@@ -328,25 +328,7 @@ impl ArrayBuilder {
             .with_storage_transformers(self.storage_transformers.create_metadatas()),
         );
 
-        Ok(Array {
-            storage,
-            path,
-            // shape: self.shape.clone(),
-            data_type: self.data_type.clone(),
-            chunk_grid: self.chunk_grid.clone(),
-            chunk_key_encoding: self.chunk_key_encoding.clone(),
-            fill_value: self.fill_value.clone(),
-            codecs: Arc::new(CodecChain::new(
-                self.array_to_array_codecs.clone(),
-                self.array_to_bytes_codec.clone(),
-                self.bytes_to_bytes_codecs.clone(),
-            )),
-            storage_transformers: self.storage_transformers.clone(),
-            // attributes: self.attributes.clone(),
-            dimension_names: self.dimension_names.clone(),
-            // additional_fields: self.additional_fields.clone(),
-            metadata: array_metadata,
-        })
+        Array::new_with_metadata(storage, path.as_str(), array_metadata)
     }
 
     /// Build into an [`Arc<Array>`].