diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 81537fea09..2273c3bce7 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ The last version increases of all libraries were on 2024-03-07
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2024-09-23 - xxxxxxxxxx - lavc 61.18.100 - avcodec.h
+  Add a new flag AV_CODEC_EXPORT_DATA_ENHANCEMENTS for export_side_data.
+
 2024-09-18 - xxxxxxxxxx - lavc 61.17.100 - packet.h
   Add AV_PKT_DATA_LCEVC.
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 376e130f7d..77ca8dee1f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -419,6 +419,12 @@ typedef struct RcOverride{
  */
 #define AV_CODEC_EXPORT_DATA_FILM_GRAIN (1 << 3)
 
+/**
+ * Decoding only.
+ * Do not apply picture enhancement layers, export them instead.
+ */
+#define AV_CODEC_EXPORT_DATA_ENHANCEMENTS (1 << 4)
+
 /**
  * The decoder will keep a reference to the frame and may reuse it later.
  */
diff --git a/libavcodec/options_table.h b/libavcodec/options_table.h
index 33f1bce887..47da41b0ad 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options_table.h
+++ b/libavcodec/options_table.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 {"prft", "export Producer Reference Time through packet side data", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = AV_CODEC_EXPORT_DATA_PRFT}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|V|S|E, .unit = "export_side_data"},
 {"venc_params", "export video encoding parameters through frame side data", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = AV_CODEC_EXPORT_DATA_VIDEO_ENC_PARAMS}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, .unit = "export_side_data"},
 {"film_grain", "export film grain parameters through frame side data", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = AV_CODEC_EXPORT_DATA_FILM_GRAIN}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, .unit = "export_side_data"},
+{"enhancements", "export picture enhancement metadata through frame side data", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = AV_CODEC_EXPORT_DATA_ENHANCEMENTS}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D, .unit = "export_side_data"},
 {"time_base", NULL, OFFSET(time_base), AV_OPT_TYPE_RATIONAL, {.dbl = 0}, 0, INT_MAX},
 {"g", "set the group of picture (GOP) size", OFFSET(gop_size), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 12 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"ar", "set audio sampling rate (in Hz)", OFFSET(sample_rate), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, 0, INT_MAX, A|D|E},
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 2618016a83..65bc52fb24 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "version_major.h"
 
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  17
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  18
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \