diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas_builder.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas_builder.rs
index c8294abf5cf6c..4c030d14e3cc9 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas_builder.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas_builder.rs
@@ -59,25 +59,25 @@ pub type TextureAtlasBuilderResult<T> = Result<T, TextureAtlasBuilderError>;
 
 impl<'a> TextureAtlasBuilder<'a> {
     /// Sets the initial size of the atlas in pixels.
-    pub fn initial_size(mut self, size: UVec2) -> Self {
+    pub fn initial_size(&mut self, size: UVec2) -> &mut Self {
         self.initial_size = size;
         self
     }
 
     /// Sets the max size of the atlas in pixels.
-    pub fn max_size(mut self, size: UVec2) -> Self {
+    pub fn max_size(&mut self, size: UVec2) -> &mut Self {
         self.max_size = size;
         self
     }
 
     /// Sets the texture format for textures in the atlas.
-    pub fn format(mut self, format: TextureFormat) -> Self {
+    pub fn format(&mut self, format: TextureFormat) -> &mut Self {
         self.format = format;
         self
     }
 
     /// Control whether the added texture should be converted to the atlas format, if different.
-    pub fn auto_format_conversion(mut self, auto_format_conversion: bool) -> Self {
+    pub fn auto_format_conversion(&mut self, auto_format_conversion: bool) -> &mut Self {
         self.auto_format_conversion = auto_format_conversion;
         self
     }
@@ -86,7 +86,11 @@ impl<'a> TextureAtlasBuilder<'a> {
     ///
     /// Optionally an asset id can be passed that can later be used with the texture layout to retrieve the index of this texture.
     /// The insertion order will reflect the index of the added texture in the finished texture atlas.
-    pub fn add_texture(mut self, image_id: Option<AssetId<Image>>, texture: &'a Image) -> Self {
+    pub fn add_texture(
+        &mut self,
+        image_id: Option<AssetId<Image>>,
+        texture: &'a Image,
+    ) -> &mut Self {
         self.textures_to_place.push((image_id, texture));
         self
     }
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ impl<'a> TextureAtlasBuilder<'a> {
     /// Sets the amount of padding in pixels to add between the textures in the texture atlas.
     ///
     /// The `x` value provide will be added to the right edge, while the `y` value will be added to the bottom edge.
-    pub fn padding(mut self, padding: UVec2) -> Self {
+    pub fn padding(&mut self, padding: UVec2) -> &mut Self {
         self.padding = padding;
         self
     }
@@ -149,6 +153,14 @@ impl<'a> TextureAtlasBuilder<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(
+        since = "0.14.0",
+        note = "TextureAtlasBuilder::finish() was not idiomatic. Use TextureAtlasBuilder::build() instead."
+    )]
+    pub fn finish(self) -> Result<(TextureAtlasLayout, Image), TextureAtlasBuilderError> {
+        self.build()
+    }
+
     /// Consumes the builder, and returns the newly created texture atlas and
     /// the associated atlas layout.
     ///
diff --git a/examples/2d/texture_atlas.rs b/examples/2d/texture_atlas.rs
index 298e66d1bfbbb..45c95c22876fd 100644
--- a/examples/2d/texture_atlas.rs
+++ b/examples/2d/texture_atlas.rs
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ fn create_texture_atlas(
     textures: &mut ResMut<Assets<Image>>,
 ) -> (TextureAtlasLayout, Handle<Image>) {
     // Build a texture atlas using the individual sprites
-    let mut texture_atlas_builder =
-        TextureAtlasBuilder::default().padding(padding.unwrap_or_default());
+    let mut texture_atlas_builder = TextureAtlasBuilder::default();
+    texture_atlas_builder.padding(padding.unwrap_or_default());
     for handle in folder.handles.iter() {
         let id = handle.id().typed_unchecked::<Image>();
         let Some(texture) = textures.get(id) else {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ fn create_texture_atlas(
             continue;
         };
 
-        texture_atlas_builder = texture_atlas_builder.add_texture(Some(id), texture);
+        texture_atlas_builder.add_texture(Some(id), texture);
     }
 
     let (texture_atlas_layout, texture) = texture_atlas_builder.build().unwrap();