diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index e3046c01c0..9153d9a52b 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ libavresample: 2012-10-05
 libpostproc:   2011-04-18
 libswresample: 2011-09-19
 libswscale:    2011-06-20
-libavutil:     2012-10-22
+libavutil:     2013-12-xx
 
 
 API changes, most recent first:
diff --git a/libavutil/opt.c b/libavutil/opt.c
index f6aa496b8c..0c7f442bc8 100644
--- a/libavutil/opt.c
+++ b/libavutil/opt.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static int set_format(void *obj, const char *name, int fmt, int search_flags,
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);
     }
 
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53
+#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54
     if (class->version && class->version < AV_VERSION_INT(52, 11, 100)) {
         min = -1;
         max = nb_fmts-1;
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ void av_opt_set_defaults2(void *s, int mask, int flags)
                 set_string_video_rate(s, opt, opt->default_val.str, dst);
                 break;
             case AV_OPT_TYPE_PIXEL_FMT:
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53
+#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54
                 if (class->version && class->version < AV_VERSION_INT(52, 10, 100))
                     av_opt_set(s, opt->name, opt->default_val.str, 0);
                 else
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ void av_opt_set_defaults2(void *s, int mask, int flags)
                     write_number(s, opt, dst, 1, 1, opt->default_val.i64);
                 break;
             case AV_OPT_TYPE_SAMPLE_FMT:
-#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53
+#if LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54
                 if (class->version && class->version < AV_VERSION_INT(52, 10, 100))
                     av_opt_set(s, opt->name, opt->default_val.str, 0);
                 else
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index 4c0aed37d2..628e239250 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
  * @{
  */
 
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR  52
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  58
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR  53
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR   0
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, \
@@ -100,58 +100,58 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef FF_API_GET_BITS_PER_SAMPLE_FMT
-#define FF_API_GET_BITS_PER_SAMPLE_FMT (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_GET_BITS_PER_SAMPLE_FMT (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_FIND_OPT
-#define FF_API_FIND_OPT                 (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_FIND_OPT                 (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-#define FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS            (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS            (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_PIX_FMT
-#define FF_API_PIX_FMT                  (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_PIX_FMT                  (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_CONTEXT_SIZE
-#define FF_API_CONTEXT_SIZE             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_CONTEXT_SIZE             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_PIX_FMT_DESC
-#define FF_API_PIX_FMT_DESC             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_PIX_FMT_DESC             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_AV_REVERSE
-#define FF_API_AV_REVERSE               (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_AV_REVERSE               (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_AUDIOCONVERT
-#define FF_API_AUDIOCONVERT             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_AUDIOCONVERT             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_CPU_FLAG_MMX2
-#define FF_API_CPU_FLAG_MMX2            (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_CPU_FLAG_MMX2            (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_SAMPLES_UTILS_RETURN_ZERO
-#define FF_API_SAMPLES_UTILS_RETURN_ZERO (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_SAMPLES_UTILS_RETURN_ZERO (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_LLS_PRIVATE
-#define FF_API_LLS_PRIVATE              (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_LLS_PRIVATE              (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_LLS1
-#define FF_API_LLS1                     (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_LLS1                     (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_AVFRAME_LAVC
-#define FF_API_AVFRAME_LAVC             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_AVFRAME_LAVC             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_VDPAU
-#define FF_API_VDPAU                    (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_VDPAU                    (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_GET_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_COMPAT
-#define FF_API_GET_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_COMPAT (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_GET_CHANNEL_LAYOUT_COMPAT (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_OLD_OPENCL
-#define FF_API_OLD_OPENCL               (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_OLD_OPENCL               (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_XVMC
-#define FF_API_XVMC                     (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_XVMC                     (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_INTFLOAT
-#define FF_API_INTFLOAT                 (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
+#define FF_API_INTFLOAT                 (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 54)
 #endif
 
 /**