diff --git a/clap_complete/src/generator/mod.rs b/clap_complete/src/generator/mod.rs
index 2d00c281..b33ce481 100644
--- a/clap_complete/src/generator/mod.rs
+++ b/clap_complete/src/generator/mod.rs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ where
     G: Generator,
     S: Into<String>,
 {
-    cmd._build_all();
+    cmd.build();
 
     gen.generate(cmd, buf)
 }
diff --git a/clap_complete/src/generator/utils.rs b/clap_complete/src/generator/utils.rs
index b8aaa4bd..054ee2b8 100644
--- a/clap_complete/src/generator/utils.rs
+++ b/clap_complete/src/generator/utils.rs
@@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ mod tests {
     fn built() -> Command<'static> {
         let mut cmd = common_app();
 
-        cmd._build_all();
+        cmd.build();
         cmd
     }
 
     fn built_with_version() -> Command<'static> {
         let mut cmd = common_app().version("3.0");
 
-        cmd._build_all();
+        cmd.build();
         cmd
     }
 
diff --git a/clap_mangen/src/lib.rs b/clap_mangen/src/lib.rs
index 44f55840..bf11b60b 100644
--- a/clap_mangen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clap_mangen/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub struct Man<'a> {
 impl<'a> Man<'a> {
     /// Create a new manual page.
     pub fn new(mut cmd: clap::Command<'a>) -> Self {
-        cmd._build_all();
+        cmd.build();
         let title = cmd.get_name().to_owned();
         let section = "1".to_owned();
         let date = "".to_owned();
diff --git a/src/build/command.rs b/src/build/command.rs
index 39e1b435..86da3041 100644
--- a/src/build/command.rs
+++ b/src/build/command.rs
@@ -3984,9 +3984,17 @@ impl<'help> App<'help> {
         Ok(matcher.into_inner())
     }
 
-    // used in clap_complete (https://github.com/clap-rs/clap_complete)
     #[doc(hidden)]
+    #[deprecated(since = "3.1.10", note = "Replaced with `Command::build`")]
     pub fn _build_all(&mut self) {
+        self.build();
+    }
+
+    /// Prepare for introspecting on all included [`Command`]s
+    ///
+    /// Call this on the top-level [`Command`] when done building and before reading state for
+    /// cases like completions, custom help output, etc.
+    pub fn build(&mut self) {
         self._build();
         for subcmd in self.get_subcommands_mut() {
             subcmd._build();
@@ -4047,9 +4055,13 @@ impl<'help> App<'help> {
         Some(sc)
     }
 
-    // used in clap_complete (https://github.com/clap-rs/clap_complete)
     #[doc(hidden)]
+    #[deprecated(since = "3.1.10", note = "Replaced with `Command::build`")]
     pub fn _build(&mut self) {
+        self._build_self()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn _build_self(&mut self) {
         debug!("App::_build");
         if !self.settings.is_set(AppSettings::Built) {
             // Make sure all the globally set flags apply to us as well
diff --git a/src/build/tests.rs b/src/build/tests.rs
index 0cea0095..76c8b878 100644
--- a/src/build/tests.rs
+++ b/src/build/tests.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn issue_2090() {
     let mut cmd = Command::new("cmd")
         .disable_version_flag(true)
         .subcommand(Command::new("sub"));
-    cmd._build();
+    cmd._build_self();
 
     assert!(cmd
         .get_subcommands()
diff --git a/src/parse/features/suggestions.rs b/src/parse/features/suggestions.rs
index 76d16ac8..77ba8c7a 100644
--- a/src/parse/features/suggestions.rs
+++ b/src/parse/features/suggestions.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ where
         None => subcommands
             .into_iter()
             .filter_map(|subcommand| {
-                subcommand._build();
+                subcommand._build_self();
 
                 let longs = subcommand.get_keymap().keys().filter_map(|a| {
                     if let KeyType::Long(v) = a {
diff --git a/src/parse/parser.rs b/src/parse/parser.rs
index d778b845..95f027e7 100644
--- a/src/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parse/parser.rs
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ impl<'help, 'cmd> Parser<'help, 'cmd> {
                 }
                 .clone();
 
-                sc._build();
+                sc._build_self();
                 bin_name.push(' ');
                 bin_name.push_str(sc.get_name());
             }
diff --git a/tests/builder/app_settings.rs b/tests/builder/app_settings.rs
index c48c9590..6c6453e4 100644
--- a/tests/builder/app_settings.rs
+++ b/tests/builder/app_settings.rs
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ fn color_is_global() {
     let mut cmd = Command::new("myprog")
         .color(clap::ColorChoice::Never)
         .subcommand(Command::new("foo"));
-    cmd._build_all();
+    cmd.build();
     assert_eq!(cmd.get_color(), clap::ColorChoice::Never);
 
     let sub = cmd.get_subcommands().collect::<Vec<_>>()[0];
diff --git a/tests/builder/help.rs b/tests/builder/help.rs
index 211f7e0d..48eb1cf2 100644
--- a/tests/builder/help.rs
+++ b/tests/builder/help.rs
@@ -2872,7 +2872,7 @@ fn disable_help_flag_affects_help_subcommand() {
     let mut cmd = Command::new("test_app")
         .disable_help_flag(true)
         .subcommand(Command::new("test").about("Subcommand"));
-    cmd._build_all();
+    cmd.build();
 
     let args = cmd
         .find_subcommand("help")
@@ -2918,7 +2918,7 @@ fn help_without_short() {
         .arg(arg!(-h --hex <NUM>))
         .arg(arg!(--help));
 
-    cmd._build_all();
+    cmd.build();
     let help = cmd.get_arguments().find(|a| a.get_id() == "help").unwrap();
     assert_eq!(help.get_short(), None);