diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 535e4e56bd..b0a41c9e37 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ libavutil:     2021-04-27
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2022-09-26 - xxxxxxxxxx - lavc 59.48.100 - avcodec.h
+  Deprecate avcodec_enum_to_chroma_pos() and avcodec_chroma_pos_to_enum().
+  Use av_chroma_location_enum_to_pos() or av_chroma_location_pos_to_enum()
+  instead.
+
 2022-09-26 - xxxxxxxxxx - lavu 57.37.100 - pixdesc.h
   Add av_chroma_location_enum_to_pos() and av_chroma_location_pos_to_enum().
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 0769577338..7365eb5cc0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -2496,6 +2496,7 @@ void avcodec_align_dimensions(AVCodecContext *s, int *width, int *height);
 void avcodec_align_dimensions2(AVCodecContext *s, int *width, int *height,
                                int linesize_align[AV_NUM_DATA_POINTERS]);
 
+#ifdef FF_API_AVCODEC_CHROMA_POS
 /**
  * Converts AVChromaLocation to swscale x/y chroma position.
  *
@@ -2504,7 +2505,9 @@ void avcodec_align_dimensions2(AVCodecContext *s, int *width, int *height,
  *
  * @param xpos  horizontal chroma sample position
  * @param ypos  vertical   chroma sample position
+ * @deprecated Use av_chroma_location_enum_to_pos() instead.
  */
+ attribute_deprecated
 int avcodec_enum_to_chroma_pos(int *xpos, int *ypos, enum AVChromaLocation pos);
 
 /**
@@ -2515,8 +2518,11 @@ int avcodec_enum_to_chroma_pos(int *xpos, int *ypos, enum AVChromaLocation pos);
  *
  * @param xpos  horizontal chroma sample position
  * @param ypos  vertical   chroma sample position
+ * @deprecated Use av_chroma_location_pos_to_enum() instead.
  */
+ attribute_deprecated
 enum AVChromaLocation avcodec_chroma_pos_to_enum(int xpos, int ypos);
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Decode a subtitle message.
diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index 18c7a1be14..2b63a498b9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -353,29 +353,17 @@ void avcodec_align_dimensions(AVCodecContext *s, int *width, int *height)
     align               = FFMAX3(align, linesize_align[1], linesize_align[2]);
     *width              = FFALIGN(*width, align);
 }
-
+#if FF_API_AVCODEC_CHROMA_POS
 int avcodec_enum_to_chroma_pos(int *xpos, int *ypos, enum AVChromaLocation pos)
 {
-    if (pos <= AVCHROMA_LOC_UNSPECIFIED || pos >= AVCHROMA_LOC_NB)
-        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
-    pos--;
-
-    *xpos = (pos&1) * 128;
-    *ypos = ((pos>>1)^(pos<4)) * 128;
-
-    return 0;
+    return av_chroma_location_enum_to_pos(xpos, ypos, pos);
 }
 
 enum AVChromaLocation avcodec_chroma_pos_to_enum(int xpos, int ypos)
 {
-    int pos, xout, yout;
-
-    for (pos = AVCHROMA_LOC_UNSPECIFIED + 1; pos < AVCHROMA_LOC_NB; pos++) {
-        if (avcodec_enum_to_chroma_pos(&xout, &yout, pos) == 0 && xout == xpos && yout == ypos)
-            return pos;
-    }
-    return AVCHROMA_LOC_UNSPECIFIED;
+    return av_chroma_location_pos_to_enum(xpos, ypos);
 }
+#endif
 
 int avcodec_fill_audio_frame(AVFrame *frame, int nb_channels,
                              enum AVSampleFormat sample_fmt, const uint8_t *buf,
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 1802a7ba1d..be26e9c364 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "version_major.h"
 
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  47
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  48
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \
diff --git a/libavcodec/version_major.h b/libavcodec/version_major.h
index d9386792de..12f863deb7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version_major.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version_major.h
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@
 #define FF_API_SVTAV1_OPTS         (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 60)
 #define FF_API_AYUV_CODECID        (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 60)
 #define FF_API_VT_OUTPUT_CALLBACK  (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 60)
+#define FF_API_AVCODEC_CHROMA_POS  (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 60)
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR_H */