diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 729f56be7b..cb7592bb64 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ libavutil:     2021-04-27
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2022-09-21 - xxxxxxxxxx - lavc 59.45.100 - avcodec.h defs.h
+  Move the AV_EF_* and FF_COMPLIANCE_* defines from avcodec.h to defs.h.
+
 2022-09-03 - xxxxxxxxxx - lavu 57.36.100 - pixfmt.h
   Add AV_PIX_FMT_P012, AV_PIX_FMT_Y212, AV_PIX_FMT_XV30, AV_PIX_FMT_XV36
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 7db5d1b1c5..0769577338 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -1305,13 +1305,9 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
      * unofficial and experimental (that is, they always try to decode things
      * when they can) unless they are explicitly asked to behave stupidly
      * (=strictly conform to the specs)
+     * This may only be set to one of the FF_COMPLIANCE_* values in defs.h.
      */
     int strict_std_compliance;
-#define FF_COMPLIANCE_VERY_STRICT   2 ///< Strictly conform to an older more strict version of the spec or reference software.
-#define FF_COMPLIANCE_STRICT        1 ///< Strictly conform to all the things in the spec no matter what consequences.
-#define FF_COMPLIANCE_NORMAL        0
-#define FF_COMPLIANCE_UNOFFICIAL   -1 ///< Allow unofficial extensions
-#define FF_COMPLIANCE_EXPERIMENTAL -2 ///< Allow nonstandardized experimental things.
 
     /**
      * error concealment flags
@@ -1347,28 +1343,13 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
 
     /**
      * Error recognition; may misdetect some more or less valid parts as errors.
+     * This is a bitfield of the AV_EF_* values defined in defs.h.
+     *
      * - encoding: Set by user.
      * - decoding: Set by user.
      */
     int err_recognition;
 
-/**
- * Verify checksums embedded in the bitstream (could be of either encoded or
- * decoded data, depending on the codec) and print an error message on mismatch.
- * If AV_EF_EXPLODE is also set, a mismatching checksum will result in the
- * decoder returning an error.
- */
-#define AV_EF_CRCCHECK  (1<<0)
-#define AV_EF_BITSTREAM (1<<1)          ///< detect bitstream specification deviations
-#define AV_EF_BUFFER    (1<<2)          ///< detect improper bitstream length
-#define AV_EF_EXPLODE   (1<<3)          ///< abort decoding on minor error detection
-
-#define AV_EF_IGNORE_ERR (1<<15)        ///< ignore errors and continue
-#define AV_EF_CAREFUL    (1<<16)        ///< consider things that violate the spec, are fast to calculate and have not been seen in the wild as errors
-#define AV_EF_COMPLIANT  (1<<17)        ///< consider all spec non compliances as errors
-#define AV_EF_AGGRESSIVE (1<<18)        ///< consider things that a sane encoder should not do as an error
-
-
     /**
      * opaque 64-bit number (generally a PTS) that will be reordered and
      * output in AVFrame.reordered_opaque
diff --git a/libavcodec/defs.h b/libavcodec/defs.h
index 420a042b8f..fbe3254db2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/defs.h
+++ b/libavcodec/defs.h
@@ -39,6 +39,28 @@
  */
 #define AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE 64
 
+/**
+ * Verify checksums embedded in the bitstream (could be of either encoded or
+ * decoded data, depending on the format) and print an error message on mismatch.
+ * If AV_EF_EXPLODE is also set, a mismatching checksum will result in the
+ * decoder/demuxer returning an error.
+ */
+#define AV_EF_CRCCHECK       (1<<0)
+#define AV_EF_BITSTREAM      (1<<1)   ///< detect bitstream specification deviations
+#define AV_EF_BUFFER         (1<<2)   ///< detect improper bitstream length
+#define AV_EF_EXPLODE        (1<<3)   ///< abort decoding on minor error detection
+
+#define AV_EF_IGNORE_ERR     (1<<15)  ///< ignore errors and continue
+#define AV_EF_CAREFUL        (1<<16)  ///< consider things that violate the spec, are fast to calculate and have not been seen in the wild as errors
+#define AV_EF_COMPLIANT      (1<<17)  ///< consider all spec non compliances as errors
+#define AV_EF_AGGRESSIVE     (1<<18)  ///< consider things that a sane encoder/muxer should not do as an error
+
+#define FF_COMPLIANCE_VERY_STRICT   2 ///< Strictly conform to an older more strict version of the spec or reference software.
+#define FF_COMPLIANCE_STRICT        1 ///< Strictly conform to all the things in the spec no matter what consequences.
+#define FF_COMPLIANCE_NORMAL        0
+#define FF_COMPLIANCE_UNOFFICIAL   -1 ///< Allow unofficial extensions
+#define FF_COMPLIANCE_EXPERIMENTAL -2 ///< Allow nonstandardized experimental things.
+
 /**
  * @ingroup lavc_decoding
  */
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 2cad78e640..a3441795e0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "version_major.h"
 
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  44
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  45
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \
