diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/BumpCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/BumpCommand.php
index 5cd7a0f20..dc3df1e12 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/BumpCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/BumpCommand.php
@@ -217,14 +217,7 @@ EOT
         }
 
         if (!$dryRun && $composer->getLocker()->isLocked() && $changeCount > 0) {
-            $contents = file_get_contents($composerJson->getPath());
-            if (false === $contents) {
-                throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to read '.$composerJson->getPath().' contents to update the lock file hash.');
-            }
-            $lock = new JsonFile(Factory::getLockFile($composerJsonPath));
-            $lockData = $lock->read();
-            $lockData['content-hash'] = Locker::getContentHash($contents);
-            $lock->write($lockData);
+            $composer->getLocker()->updateHash($composerJson);
         }
 
         if ($dryRun && $changeCount > 0) {
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
index 6f1b9ea7c..92d0a77b5 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/RequireCommand.php
@@ -555,27 +555,14 @@ EOT
         if (!$dryRun) {
             $this->updateFile($this->json, $requirements, $requireKey, $removeKey, $sortPackages);
             if ($locker->isLocked()) {
-                $contents = file_get_contents($this->json->getPath());
-                if (false === $contents) {
-                    throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to read '.$this->json->getPath().' contents to update the lock file hash.');
-                }
-                $lockFile = Factory::getLockFile($this->json->getPath());
-                if (file_exists($lockFile)) {
-                    $stabilityFlags = RootPackageLoader::extractStabilityFlags($requirements, $composer->getPackage()->getMinimumStability(), []);
-
-                    $lockMtime = filemtime($lockFile);
-                    $lock = new JsonFile($lockFile);
-                    $lockData = $lock->read();
-                    $lockData['content-hash'] = Locker::getContentHash($contents);
+                $stabilityFlags = RootPackageLoader::extractStabilityFlags($requirements, $composer->getPackage()->getMinimumStability(), []);
+                $locker->updateHash($this->json, function (array $lockData) use ($stabilityFlags) {
                     foreach ($stabilityFlags as $packageName => $flag) {
                         $lockData['stability-flags'][$packageName] = $flag;
                     }
-                    ksort($lockData['stability-flags']);
-                    $lock->write($lockData);
-                    if (is_int($lockMtime)) {
-                        @touch($lockFile, $lockMtime);
-                    }
-                }
+
+                    return $lockData;
+                });
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Locker.php b/src/Composer/Package/Locker.php
index 5b5ec466c..03f598491 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Locker.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Locker.php
@@ -372,31 +372,28 @@ class Locker
                                'Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies',
                                'This file is @gener'.'ated automatically', ],
             'content-hash' => $this->contentHash,
-            'packages' => null,
+            'packages' => $this->lockPackages($packages),
             'packages-dev' => null,
             'aliases' => $aliases,
             'minimum-stability' => $minimumStability,
-            'stability-flags' => \count($stabilityFlags) > 0 ? $stabilityFlags : new \stdClass,
+            'stability-flags' => $stabilityFlags,
             'prefer-stable' => $preferStable,
             'prefer-lowest' => $preferLowest,
         ];
 
-        if (is_array($lock['stability-flags'])) {
-            ksort($lock['stability-flags']);
-        }
-
-        $lock['packages'] = $this->lockPackages($packages);
         if (null !== $devPackages) {
             $lock['packages-dev'] = $this->lockPackages($devPackages);
         }
 
-        $lock['platform'] = \count($platformReqs) > 0 ? $platformReqs : new \stdClass;
-        $lock['platform-dev'] = \count($platformDevReqs) > 0 ? $platformDevReqs : new \stdClass;
+        $lock['platform'] = $platformReqs;
+        $lock['platform-dev'] = $platformDevReqs;
         if (\count($platformOverrides) > 0) {
             $lock['platform-overrides'] = $platformOverrides;
         }
         $lock['plugin-api-version'] = PluginInterface::PLUGIN_API_VERSION;
 
+        $lock = $this->fixupJsonDataType($lock);
+
         try {
             $isLocked = $this->isLocked();
         } catch (ParsingException $e) {
@@ -418,6 +415,60 @@ class Locker
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Updates the lock file's hash in-place from a given composer.json's JsonFile
+     *
+     * This does not reload or require any packages, and retains the filemtime of the lock file.
+     *
+     * Use this only to update the lock file hash after updating a composer.json in ways that are guaranteed NOT to impact the dependency resolution.
+     *
+     * This is a risky method, use carefully.
+     *
+     * @param (callable(array<mixed>): array<mixed>)|null $dataProcessor Receives the lock data and can process it before it gets written to disk
+     */
+    public function updateHash(JsonFile $composerJson, ?callable $dataProcessor = null): void
+    {
+        $contents = file_get_contents($composerJson->getPath());
+        if (false === $contents) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to read '.$composerJson->getPath().' contents to update the lock file hash.');
+        }
+
+        $lockMtime = filemtime($this->lockFile->getPath());
+        $lockData = $this->lockFile->read();
+        $lockData['content-hash'] = Locker::getContentHash($contents);
+        if ($dataProcessor !== null) {
+            $lockData = $dataProcessor($lockData);
+        }
+
+        $this->lockFile->write($this->fixupJsonDataType($lockData));
+        $this->lockDataCache = null;
+        $this->virtualFileWritten = false;
+        if (is_int($lockMtime)) {
+            @touch($this->lockFile->getPath(), $lockMtime);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Ensures correct data types and ordering for the JSON lock format
+     *
+     * @param array<mixed> $lockData
+     * @return array<mixed>
+     */
+    private function fixupJsonDataType(array $lockData): array
+    {
+        foreach (['stability-flags', 'platform', 'platform-dev'] as $key) {
+            if (isset($lockData[$key]) && is_array($lockData[$key]) && \count($lockData[$key]) === 0) {
+                $lockData[$key] = new \stdClass();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (is_array($lockData['stability-flags'])) {
+            ksort($lockData['stability-flags']);
+        }
+
+        return $lockData;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param PackageInterface[] $packages
      *