diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 81970f17f4..3737bca01b 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ The last version increases of all libraries were on 2025-03-28
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2025-08-xx - xxxxxxxx - lavc 62.13.101 - exif.h
+  Add AV_EXIF_FLAG_RECURSIVE
+
 2025-08-19 - ad77345a5d1..fe496b0308f - lavc 62.13.100 - exif.h
   Add:
    - enum AVTiffDataType, enum AVExifHeaderMode
diff --git a/libavcodec/exif.c b/libavcodec/exif.c
index 1332fa68bb..16635e1678 100644
--- a/libavcodec/exif.c
+++ b/libavcodec/exif.c
@@ -1038,9 +1038,9 @@ static int exif_get_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, int de
     return 0;
 }
 
-int av_exif_get_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, int recursive, AVExifEntry **value)
+int av_exif_get_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, int flags, AVExifEntry **value)
 {
-    return exif_get_entry(logctx, ifd, id, recursive ? 0 : INT_MAX, value);
+    return exif_get_entry(logctx, ifd, id, (flags & AV_EXIF_FLAG_RECURSIVE) ? 0 : INT_MAX, value);
 }
 
 int av_exif_set_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, enum AVTiffDataType type,
@@ -1127,9 +1127,9 @@ static int exif_remove_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, int
     return 1 + (ifd->count - index);
 }
 
-int av_exif_remove_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, int recursive)
+int av_exif_remove_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, int flags)
 {
-    return exif_remove_entry(logctx, ifd, id, recursive ? 0 : INT_MAX);
+    return exif_remove_entry(logctx, ifd, id, (flags & AV_EXIF_FLAG_RECURSIVE) ? 0 : INT_MAX);
 }
 
 AVExifMetadata *av_exif_clone_ifd(const AVExifMetadata *ifd)
diff --git a/libavcodec/exif.h b/libavcodec/exif.h
index 944d7ee666..1824a38d1c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/exif.h
+++ b/libavcodec/exif.h
@@ -144,26 +144,29 @@ int32_t av_exif_get_tag_id(const char *name);
 int av_exif_set_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, enum AVTiffDataType type,
                       uint32_t count, const uint8_t *ifd_lead, uint32_t ifd_offset, const void *value);
 
+/**
+ * Also check subdirectories.
+ */
+#define AV_EXIF_FLAG_RECURSIVE (1 << 0)
+
 /**
  * Get an entry with the tagged ID from the EXIF metadata struct. A pointer to the entry
- * will be written into *value. If the recursive flag is set to true, this function will check
- * subdirectories as well.
+ * will be written into *value.
  *
  * If the entry was present and returned successfully, a positive number is returned.
  * If the entry was not found, *value is left untouched and zero is returned.
  * If an error occurred, a negative number is returned.
  */
-int av_exif_get_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, int recursive, AVExifEntry **value);
+int av_exif_get_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, int flags, AVExifEntry **value);
 
 /**
- * Remove an entry from the provided EXIF metadata struct. If the recursive flag is set
- * to true, then this function will check subdirectories as well.
+ * Remove an entry from the provided EXIF metadata struct.
  *
  * If the entry was present and removed successfully, a positive number is returned.
  * If the entry was not found, zero is returned.
  * If an error occurred, a negative number is returned.
  */
-int av_exif_remove_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, int recursive);
+int av_exif_remove_entry(void *logctx, AVExifMetadata *ifd, uint16_t id, int flags);
 
 /**
  * Decodes the EXIF data provided in the buffer and writes it into the
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 755c90bbc1..d394a022a6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "version_major.h"
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  13
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 101
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \
                                                LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR, \