diff --git a/Sources/Testing/ExitTests/ExitTest.swift b/Sources/Testing/ExitTests/ExitTest.swift
index 6ef1d8175..d0e98c65b 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/ExitTests/ExitTest.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/ExitTests/ExitTest.swift
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ func callExitTest(
     // common issues, however they would constitute a failure of the test
     // infrastructure rather than the test itself and perhaps should not cause
     // the test to terminate early.
-    Issue.record(.errorCaught(error), comments: comments(), backtrace: .current(), sourceLocation: sourceLocation, configuration: configuration)
+    let issue = Issue(kind: .errorCaught(error), comments: comments(), sourceContext: .init(backtrace: .current(), sourceLocation: sourceLocation))
+    issue.record(configuration: configuration)
+
     return __checkValue(
       false,
       expression: expression,
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Expectations/ExpectationChecking+Macro.swift b/Sources/Testing/Expectations/ExpectationChecking+Macro.swift
index 3e433cb1a..60556a39c 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Expectations/ExpectationChecking+Macro.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Expectations/ExpectationChecking+Macro.swift
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ public func __checkValue(
   // Ensure the backtrace is captured here so it has fewer extraneous frames
   // from the testing framework which aren't relevant to the user.
   let backtrace = Backtrace.current()
-  Issue.record(.expectationFailed(expectation), comments: comments(), backtrace: backtrace, sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
+  let issue = Issue(kind: .expectationFailed(expectation), comments: comments(), sourceContext: .init(backtrace: backtrace, sourceLocation: sourceLocation))
+  issue.record()
+
   return .failure(ExpectationFailedError(expectation: expectation))
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Issues/Confirmation.swift b/Sources/Testing/Issues/Confirmation.swift
index 5848dfb50..82f140a54 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Issues/Confirmation.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Issues/Confirmation.swift
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ public func confirmation<R>(
   defer {
     let actualCount = confirmation.count.rawValue
     if !expectedCount.contains(actualCount) {
-      Issue.record(
-        expectedCount.issueKind(forActualCount: actualCount),
+      let issue = Issue(
+        kind: expectedCount.issueKind(forActualCount: actualCount),
         comments: Array(comment),
-        backtrace: .current(),
-        sourceLocation: sourceLocation
+        sourceContext: .init(backtrace: .current(), sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
       )
+      issue.record()
     }
   }
   return try await body(confirmation)
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue+Recording.swift b/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue+Recording.swift
index 4578373a7..2a6facefb 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue+Recording.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue+Recording.swift
@@ -17,43 +17,6 @@ extension Issue {
   @TaskLocal
   static var currentKnownIssueMatcher: KnownIssueMatcher?
 
-  /// Record a new issue with the specified properties.
-  ///
-  /// - Parameters:
-  ///   - kind: The kind of issue.
-  ///   - comments: An array of comments describing the issue. This array may be
-  ///     empty.
-  ///   - backtrace: The backtrace of the issue, if available. This value is
-  ///     used to construct an instance of ``SourceContext``.
-  ///   - sourceLocation: The source location of the issue. This value is used
-  ///     to construct an instance of ``SourceContext``.
-  ///   - configuration: The test configuration to use when recording the issue.
-  ///     The default value is ``Configuration/current``.
-  ///
-  /// - Returns: The issue that was recorded.
-  @discardableResult
-  static func record(_ kind: Kind, comments: [Comment], backtrace: Backtrace?, sourceLocation: SourceLocation, configuration: Configuration? = nil) -> Self {
-    let sourceContext = SourceContext(backtrace: backtrace, sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
-    return record(kind, comments: comments, sourceContext: sourceContext, configuration: configuration)
-  }
-
-  /// Record a new issue with the specified properties.
-  ///
-  /// - Parameters:
-  ///   - kind: The kind of issue.
-  ///   - comments: An array of comments describing the issue. This array may be
-  ///     empty.
-  ///   - sourceContext: The source context of the issue.
-  ///   - configuration: The test configuration to use when recording the issue.
-  ///     The default value is ``Configuration/current``.
-  ///
-  /// - Returns: The issue that was recorded.
-  @discardableResult
-  static func record(_ kind: Kind, comments: [Comment], sourceContext: SourceContext, configuration: Configuration? = nil) -> Self {
-    let issue = Issue(kind: kind, comments: comments, sourceContext: sourceContext)
-    return issue.record(configuration: configuration)
-  }
-
   /// Record this issue by wrapping it in an ``Event`` and passing it to the
   /// current event handler.
   ///
@@ -176,13 +139,8 @@ extension Issue {
       // condition evaluated to `false`. Those functions record their own issue,
       // so we don't need to record another one redundantly.
     } catch {
-      Issue.record(
-        .errorCaught(error),
-        comments: [],
-        backtrace: Backtrace(forFirstThrowOf: error),
-        sourceLocation: sourceLocation,
-        configuration: configuration
-      )
+      let issue = Issue(for: error, sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
+      issue.record(configuration: configuration)
       return error
     }
 
@@ -222,13 +180,8 @@ extension Issue {
       // condition evaluated to `false`. Those functions record their own issue,
       // so we don't need to record another one redundantly.
     } catch {
-      Issue.record(
-        .errorCaught(error),
-        comments: [],
-        backtrace: Backtrace(forFirstThrowOf: error),
-        sourceLocation: sourceLocation,
-        configuration: configuration
-      )
+      let issue = Issue(for: error, sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
+      issue.record(configuration: configuration)
       return error
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue.swift b/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue.swift
index 91602ef7c..bb3b6f2fe 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue.swift
@@ -108,19 +108,38 @@ public struct Issue: Sendable {
   ///   - comments: An array of comments describing the issue. This array may be
   ///     empty.
   ///   - sourceContext: A ``SourceContext`` indicating where and how this issue
-  ///     occurred. This defaults to a default source context returned by
-  ///     calling ``SourceContext/init(backtrace:sourceLocation:)`` with zero
-  ///     arguments.
+  ///     occurred.
   init(
     kind: Kind,
     comments: [Comment],
-    sourceContext: SourceContext = .init()
+    sourceContext: SourceContext
   ) {
     self.kind = kind
     self.comments = comments
     self.sourceContext = sourceContext
   }
 
+  /// Initialize an issue instance representing a caught error.
+  ///
+  /// - Parameters:
+  ///   - error: The error which was caught which this issue is describing.
+  ///   - sourceLocation: The source location of the issue. This value is used
+  ///     to construct an instance of ``SourceContext``.
+  ///
+  /// The ``sourceContext`` property will have a ``SourceContext/backtrace``
+  /// property whose value is the backtrace for the first throw of `error`.
+  init(
+    for error: any Error,
+    sourceLocation: SourceLocation? = nil
+  ) {
+    let sourceContext = SourceContext(backtrace: Backtrace(forFirstThrowOf: error), sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
+    self.init(
+      kind: .errorCaught(error),
+      comments: [],
+      sourceContext: sourceContext
+    )
+  }
+
   /// The error which was associated with this issue, if any.
   ///
   /// The value of this property is non-`nil` when ``kind-swift.property`` is
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Issues/KnownIssue.swift b/Sources/Testing/Issues/KnownIssue.swift
index 70c9c3875..4d7c16739 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Issues/KnownIssue.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Issues/KnownIssue.swift
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ private func _matchError(_ error: any Error, using issueMatcher: KnownIssueMatch
 ///     attributed.
 private func _handleMiscount(by matchCounter: Locked<Int>, comment: Comment?, sourceLocation: SourceLocation) {
   if matchCounter.rawValue == 0 {
-    Issue.record(
-      .knownIssueNotRecorded,
+    let issue = Issue(
+      kind: .knownIssueNotRecorded,
       comments: Array(comment),
-      backtrace: nil,
-      sourceLocation: sourceLocation
+      sourceContext: .init(backtrace: nil, sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
     )
+    issue.record()
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Running/Runner.Plan.swift b/Sources/Testing/Running/Runner.Plan.swift
index ff57b2d88..6d87443a3 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Running/Runner.Plan.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Running/Runner.Plan.swift
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ extension Runner {
       ///
       /// - Parameters:
       ///   - skipInfo: A ``SkipInfo`` representing the details of this skip.
-      indirect case skip(_ skipInfo: SkipInfo = .init())
+      indirect case skip(_ skipInfo: SkipInfo)
 
       /// The test should record an issue due to a failure during
       /// planning.
@@ -241,9 +241,7 @@ extension Runner.Plan {
       // If no trait specified that the test should be skipped, but one did
       // throw an error, then the action is to record an issue for that error.
       if case .run = action, let error = firstCaughtError {
-        let sourceContext = SourceContext(backtrace: Backtrace(forFirstThrowOf: error))
-        let issue = Issue(kind: .errorCaught(error), comments: [], sourceContext: sourceContext)
-        action = .recordIssue(issue)
+        action = .recordIssue(Issue(for: error))
       }
 
       // If the test is still planned to run (i.e. nothing thus far has caused
@@ -257,15 +255,13 @@ extension Runner.Plan {
         do {
           try await test.evaluateTestCases()
         } catch {
-          let sourceContext = SourceContext(backtrace: Backtrace(forFirstThrowOf: error))
-          let issue = Issue(kind: .errorCaught(error), comments: [], sourceContext: sourceContext)
-          action = .recordIssue(issue)
+          action = .recordIssue(Issue(for: error))
         }
       }
 
       // If the test is parameterized but has no cases, mark it as skipped.
       if case .run = action, let testCases = test.testCases, testCases.first(where: { _ in true }) == nil {
-        action = .skip(SkipInfo(comment: "No test cases found."))
+        action = .skip(SkipInfo(comment: "No test cases found.", sourceContext: .init(backtrace: nil, sourceLocation: test.sourceLocation)))
       }
 
       actionGraph.updateValue(action, at: keyPath)
@@ -437,3 +433,12 @@ extension Runner.Plan.Action {
   }
 }
 #endif
+
+// MARK: - Deprecated
+
+extension Runner.Plan.Action {
+  @available(*, deprecated, message: "Use .skip(_:) and pass a SkipInfo explicitly.")
+  public static func skip() -> Self {
+    .skip(SkipInfo())
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Running/Runner.swift b/Sources/Testing/Running/Runner.swift
index 7642ad373..954485339 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Running/Runner.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Running/Runner.swift
@@ -340,13 +340,12 @@ extension Runner {
             try await testCase.body()
           }
         } timeoutHandler: { timeLimit in
-          Issue.record(
-            .timeLimitExceeded(timeLimitComponents: timeLimit),
+          let issue = Issue(
+            kind: .timeLimitExceeded(timeLimitComponents: timeLimit),
             comments: [],
-            backtrace: .current(),
-            sourceLocation: sourceLocation,
-            configuration: configuration
+            sourceContext: .init(backtrace: .current(), sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
           )
+          issue.record(configuration: configuration)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Running/SkipInfo.swift b/Sources/Testing/Running/SkipInfo.swift
index 13bbd67dc..0c5a6923d 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Running/SkipInfo.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Running/SkipInfo.swift
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ public struct SkipInfo: Sendable {
   ///   - comment: A user-specified comment describing this skip, if any.
   ///     Defaults to `nil`.
   ///   - sourceContext: A source context indicating where this skip occurred.
-  ///     Defaults to a source context returned by calling
-  ///     ``SourceContext/init(backtrace:sourceLocation:)`` with zero arguments.
   public init(
     comment: Comment? = nil,
-    sourceContext: SourceContext = .init()
+    sourceContext: SourceContext
   ) {
     self.comment = comment
     self.sourceContext = sourceContext
@@ -55,3 +53,12 @@ extension SkipInfo: Equatable, Hashable {}
 // MARK: - Codable
 
 extension SkipInfo: Codable {}
+
+// MARK: - Deprecated
+
+extension SkipInfo {
+  @available(*, deprecated, message: "Use init(comment:sourceContext:) and pass an explicit SourceContext.")
+  public init(comment: Comment? = nil) {
+    self.init(comment: comment, sourceContext: .init(backtrace: .current(), sourceLocation: nil))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/SourceAttribution/SourceContext.swift b/Sources/Testing/SourceAttribution/SourceContext.swift
index dd56dc14c..8e6ff6b96 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/SourceAttribution/SourceContext.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/SourceAttribution/SourceContext.swift
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@ public struct SourceContext: Sendable {
   /// source location.
   ///
   /// - Parameters:
-  ///   - backtrace: The backtrace associated with the new instance. Defaults to
-  ///     the current backtrace (obtained via
-  ///     ``Backtrace/current(maximumAddressCount:)``).
-  ///   - sourceLocation: The source location associated with the new instance.
-  public init(backtrace: Backtrace? = .current(), sourceLocation: SourceLocation? = nil) {
+  ///   - backtrace: The backtrace associated with the new instance.
+  ///   - sourceLocation: The source location associated with the new instance,
+  ///     if available.
+  public init(backtrace: Backtrace?, sourceLocation: SourceLocation?) {
     self.backtrace = backtrace
     self.sourceLocation = sourceLocation
   }
@@ -41,3 +40,17 @@ extension SourceContext: Equatable, Hashable {}
 // MARK: - Codable
 
 extension SourceContext: Codable {}
+
+// MARK: - Deprecated
+
+extension SourceContext {
+  @available(*, deprecated, message: "Use init(backtrace:sourceLocation:) and pass both arguments explicitly instead.")
+  public init(backtrace: Backtrace?) {
+    self.init(backtrace: backtrace, sourceLocation: nil)
+  }
+
+  @available(*, deprecated, message: "Use init(backtrace:sourceLocation:) and pass both arguments explicitly instead.")
+  public init(sourceLocation: SourceLocation? = nil) {
+    self.init(backtrace: nil, sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Test+Macro.swift b/Sources/Testing/Test+Macro.swift
index 7fc2cf0eb..50afa755d 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Test+Macro.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Test+Macro.swift
@@ -602,11 +602,11 @@ public func __invokeXCTestCaseMethod<T>(
   guard let xcTestCaseClass, isClass(xcTestCaseSubclass, subclassOf: xcTestCaseClass) else {
     return false
   }
-  Issue.record(
-    .apiMisused,
+  let issue = Issue(
+    kind: .apiMisused,
     comments: ["The @Test attribute cannot be applied to methods on a subclass of XCTestCase."],
-    backtrace: nil,
-    sourceLocation: sourceLocation
+    sourceContext: .init(backtrace: nil, sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
   )
+  issue.record()
   return true
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Traits/ConditionTrait.swift b/Sources/Testing/Traits/ConditionTrait.swift
index 55d2b0b60..09c8909dc 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Traits/ConditionTrait.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Traits/ConditionTrait.swift
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@ public struct ConditionTrait: TestTrait, SuiteTrait {
     }
 
     if !result {
-      let sourceContext = SourceContext(sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
+      // We don't need to consider including a backtrace here because it will
+      // primarily contain frames in the testing library, not user code. If an
+      // error was thrown by a condition evaluated above, the caller _should_
+      // attempt to get the backtrace of the caught error when creating an issue
+      // for it, however.
+      let sourceContext = SourceContext(backtrace: nil, sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
       throw SkipInfo(comment: commentOverride ?? comments.first, sourceContext: sourceContext)
     }
   }
diff --git a/Tests/TestingTests/EventRecorderTests.swift b/Tests/TestingTests/EventRecorderTests.swift
index a6e284a84..525e9d252 100644
--- a/Tests/TestingTests/EventRecorderTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/TestingTests/EventRecorderTests.swift
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct EventRecorderTests {
 
   @Test("HumanReadableOutputRecorder counts issues without associated tests")
   func humanReadableRecorderCountsIssuesWithoutTests() {
-    let issue = Issue(kind: .unconditional, comments: [], sourceContext: .init())
+    let issue = Issue(kind: .unconditional)
     let event = Event(.issueRecorded(issue), testID: nil, testCaseID: nil)
     let context = Event.Context(test: nil, testCase: nil, configuration: nil)
 
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ struct EventRecorderTests {
 
   @Test("JUnitXMLRecorder counts issues without associated tests")
   func junitRecorderCountsIssuesWithoutTests() async throws {
-    let issue = Issue(kind: .unconditional, comments: [], sourceContext: .init())
+    let issue = Issue(kind: .unconditional)
     let event = Event(.issueRecorded(issue), testID: nil, testCaseID: nil)
     let context = Event.Context(test: nil, testCase: nil, configuration: nil)
 
diff --git a/Tests/TestingTests/IssueTests.swift b/Tests/TestingTests/IssueTests.swift
index e31041464..9f28641e2 100644
--- a/Tests/TestingTests/IssueTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/TestingTests/IssueTests.swift
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ final class IssueTests: XCTestCase {
 
   func testSetSourceLocationProperty() async throws {
     let sourceLocation = SourceLocation(fileID: "A/B", filePath: "", line: 12345, column: 1)
-    var issue = Issue(kind: .unconditional, comments: [], sourceContext: .init(sourceLocation: sourceLocation))
+    var issue = Issue(kind: .unconditional, sourceContext: .init(sourceLocation: sourceLocation))
 
     var issueSourceLocation = try XCTUnwrap(issue.sourceLocation)
     XCTAssertEqual(issueSourceLocation.line, 12345)
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ struct IssueCodingTests {
   }
 
   @Test func errorSnapshot() throws {
-    let issue = Issue(kind: .errorCaught(NSError(domain: "Domain", code: 13)), comments: [])
+    let issue = Issue(kind: .errorCaught(NSError(domain: "Domain", code: 13)))
     let underlyingError = try #require(issue.error)
 
     let issueSnapshot = Issue.Snapshot(snapshotting: issue)
@@ -1501,11 +1501,7 @@ struct IssueCodingTests {
       sourceLocation: sourceLocation
     )
 
-    let issue = Issue(
-      kind: .apiMisused,
-      comments: [],
-      sourceContext: sourceContext
-    )
+    let issue = Issue(kind: .apiMisused, sourceContext: sourceContext)
 
     let issueSnapshot = Issue.Snapshot(snapshotting: issue)
     #expect(issueSnapshot.sourceContext == sourceContext)
@@ -1525,11 +1521,7 @@ struct IssueCodingTests {
       sourceLocation: initialSourceLocation
     )
 
-    let issue = Issue(
-      kind: .apiMisused,
-      comments: [],
-      sourceContext: sourceContext
-    )
+    let issue = Issue(kind: .apiMisused, sourceContext: sourceContext)
 
     let updatedSourceLocation = SourceLocation(
       fileID: "fileID2",
diff --git a/Tests/TestingTests/RunnerTests.swift b/Tests/TestingTests/RunnerTests.swift
index 7aacc2f61..bbc88949c 100644
--- a/Tests/TestingTests/RunnerTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/TestingTests/RunnerTests.swift
@@ -405,8 +405,9 @@ final class RunnerTests: XCTestCase {
       testFunction(named: "succeedsAsync()", in: SendableTests.self),
       testFunction(named: "succeeds()", in: SendableTests.NestedSendableTests.self),
     ].map { try XCTUnwrap($0) }
+    let skipInfo = SkipInfo(sourceContext: .init(backtrace: nil))
     let steps: [Runner.Plan.Step] = tests
-      .map { .init(test: $0, action: .skip()) }
+      .map { .init(test: $0, action: .skip(skipInfo)) }
     let plan = Runner.Plan(steps: steps)
 
     let testStarted = expectation(description: "Test was skipped")
diff --git a/Tests/TestingTests/SkipInfoTests.swift b/Tests/TestingTests/SkipInfoTests.swift
index 2bfa481b6..b89b899b6 100644
--- a/Tests/TestingTests/SkipInfoTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/TestingTests/SkipInfoTests.swift
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 @Suite("SkipInfo Tests")
 struct SkipInfoTests {
   @Test("comment property") func comment() {
-    var skipInfo = SkipInfo(comment: "abc123")
+    var skipInfo = SkipInfo(comment: "abc123", sourceContext: .init())
     #expect(skipInfo.comment == "abc123")
     skipInfo.comment = .__line("// Foo")
     #expect(skipInfo.comment == .__line("// Foo"))
diff --git a/Tests/TestingTests/TestSupport/TestingAdditions.swift b/Tests/TestingTests/TestSupport/TestingAdditions.swift
index 05dbb6302..0f0d4641a 100644
--- a/Tests/TestingTests/TestSupport/TestingAdditions.swift
+++ b/Tests/TestingTests/TestSupport/TestingAdditions.swift
@@ -366,3 +366,23 @@ extension Trait where Self == TimeLimitTrait {
     return Self(timeLimit: timeLimit)
   }
 }
+
+extension Issue {
+  init(kind: Kind, sourceContext: SourceContext = .init()) {
+    self.init(kind: kind, comments: [], sourceContext: sourceContext)
+  }
+}
+
+extension SourceContext {
+  init() {
+    self.init(sourceLocation: nil)
+  }
+
+  init(backtrace: Backtrace?) {
+    self.init(backtrace: backtrace, sourceLocation: nil)
+  }
+
+  init(sourceLocation: SourceLocation?) {
+    self.init(backtrace: .current(), sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
+  }
+}