diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 8575f0b9c8..0306ec9ab5 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ libavutil:     2012-10-22
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2013-08-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 55.12.0 - avcodec.h
+  Deprecate the CODEC_CAP_HWACCEL_VDPAU codec capability. Use CODEC_CAP_HWACCEL
+  and select the AV_PIX_FMT_VDPAU format with get_format() instead.
+
 2013-08-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 52.14.0 - pixfmt.h
   Deprecate AV_PIX_FMT_VDPAU_*. Use AV_PIX_FMT_VDPAU instead.
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index ae6625f5b9..c7582e2788 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -762,10 +762,12 @@ typedef struct RcOverride{
  * This can be used to prevent truncation of the last audio samples.
  */
 #define CODEC_CAP_SMALL_LAST_FRAME 0x0040
+#if FF_API_CAP_VDPAU
 /**
  * Codec can export data for HW decoding (VDPAU).
  */
 #define CODEC_CAP_HWACCEL_VDPAU    0x0080
+#endif
 /**
  * Codec can output multiple frames per AVPacket
  * Normally demuxers return one frame at a time, demuxers which do not do
diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau.h b/libavcodec/vdpau.h
index 37d212cd86..545b154be0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau.h
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ typedef struct AVVDPAUContext {
     VdpBitstreamBuffer *bitstream_buffers;
 } AVVDPAUContext;
 
-
+#if FF_API_CAP_VDPAU
 /** @brief The videoSurface is used for rendering. */
 #define FF_VDPAU_STATE_USED_FOR_RENDER 1
 
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ struct vdpau_render_state {
     union AVVDPAUPictureInfo info;
 #endif
 };
+#endif
 
 /* @}*/
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 38c7029ebf..c0b9ff3faf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/avutil.h"
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR 55
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  20
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  21
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \
@@ -91,5 +91,8 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_LOWRES
 #define FF_API_LOWRES            (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 56)
 #endif
+#ifndef FF_API_CAP_VDPAU
+#define FF_API_CAP_VDPAU         (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 56)
+#endif
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_VERSION_H */