Problem with Guile Hall's `dependecies` section in `hall.scm`.

I cannot add dependencies to hall.scm.

1. Initialise a-project with hall init a-project -x.

2. Now change ./a-project/hall.scm into (lines changed are 12, 15, 16, and 18):

   (hall-description
    (name "a-project")
    (prefix "")
    (version "0.1")
    (author "")
    (email "")
    (copyright (2024))
    (synopsis "")
    (description "")
    (home-page "")
    (license gpl3+)
    (dependencies ("guile-irc")) ;; from (dependencies `())
    (skip ())
    (features
     ((guix #t) ;; from (guix #f)
      (use-guix-specs-for-dependencies #t) ;; from (use-guix-specs-for-dependencies #f)
      (native-language-support #f)
      (licensing #t) ;; from (licensing #f)
      ))
    (files (libraries
            ((scheme-file "a-project")
             (directory "a-project" ((scheme-file "hconfig")))))
           (tests ((directory "tests" ())))
           (programs ((directory "scripts" ())))
           (documentation
            ((org-file "README")
             (symlink "README" "README.org")
             (text-file "HACKING")
             (text-file "COPYING")
             (directory "doc" ((texi-file "a-project")))))
           (infrastructure
            ((scheme-file "guix")
             (text-file ".gitignore")
             (scheme-file "hall")))))

3. Trying to update the guix.scm with the hall dist command I get the following error:

   ;;; Failed to autoload specification->package in (gnu packages):
   ;;; no code for module (gnu packages)
   Backtrace:
   In srfi/srfi-1.scm:
      586:29 19 (map1 ((prefix #<procedure prefix (project-prefix)>) # …))
      586:29 18 (map1 ((version #<procedure version (project-versi…>) …))
      586:29 17 (map1 ((author #<procedure author (project-author)>) # …))
      586:29 16 (map1 ((email #<procedure email (project-email)>) (…) …))
      586:29 15 (map1 ((copyright #<procedure copyright (project-c…>) …))
      586:29 14 (map1 ((synopsis #<procedure synopsis (project-syn…>) …))
      586:29 13 (map1 ((description #<procedure description (proje…>) …))
      586:29 12 (map1 ((home-page #<procedure home-page (project-h…>) …))
      586:29 11 (map1 ((license #<procedure license-prs (project-l…>) …))
      586:17 10 (map1 ((dependencies #<procedure dependencies (pro…>) …))
   In hall/common.scm:
      1520:2  9 (dependencies _)
   In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
     1752:10  8 (with-exception-handler _ _ #:unwind? _ # _)
   In hall/common.scm:
      1533:4  7 (_)
   In srfi/srfi-1.scm:
       634:9  6 (for-each #<procedure dependency->package+module (item)> …)
   In hall/common.scm:
      196:17  5 (dependency->package+module "guile-irc")
       188:4  4 (guix-spec->package _)
   In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
     1752:10  3 (with-exception-handler _ _ #:unwind? _ # _)
   In hall/common.scm:
       191:7  2 (_)
   In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
     1685:16  1 (raise-exception _ #:continuable? _)
     1683:16  0 (raise-exception _ #:continuable? _)
   
   ice-9/boot-9.scm:1683:16: In procedure raise-exception:
   Unbound variable: specification->package