diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index f45ea7a2ec..fd38aa0671 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:     2011-04-18
+libavutil:     2012-10-22
 
 
 API changes, most recent first:
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index 472050827b..5542ebd2ca 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
  * @{
  */
 
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR 51
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR 77
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR  52
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR   0
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, \
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 #define FF_API_AV_FIFO_PEEK             (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 52)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS
-#define FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS            (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 52)
+#define FF_API_OLD_AVOPTIONS            (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 53)
 #endif
 #ifndef FF_API_OLD_TC_ADJUST_FRAMENUM
 #define FF_API_OLD_TC_ADJUST_FRAMENUM   (LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR < 52)