diff --git a/libavformat/http.c b/libavformat/http.c
index 57b9569863..890150b9b1 100644
--- a/libavformat/http.c
+++ b/libavformat/http.c
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
 {"headers", "custom HTTP headers, can override built in default headers", OFFSET(headers), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { 0 }, 0, 0, D|E },
 {"multiple_requests", "use persistent connections", OFFSET(multiple_requests), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0}, 0, 1, D|E },
 {"post_data", "custom HTTP post data", OFFSET(post_data), AV_OPT_TYPE_BINARY, .flags = D|E },
+{"auth_type", "HTTP authentication type", OFFSET(auth_state.auth_type), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = HTTP_AUTH_NONE}, HTTP_AUTH_NONE, HTTP_AUTH_BASIC, D|E, "auth_type" },
+{"none", "No auth method set, autodetect", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = HTTP_AUTH_NONE}, 0, 0, D|E, "auth_type" },
+{"basic", "HTTP basic authentication", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = HTTP_AUTH_BASIC}, 0, 0, D|E, "auth_type" },
 {NULL}
 };
 #define HTTP_CLASS(flavor)\
diff --git a/libavformat/version.h b/libavformat/version.h
index 7a01f06571..a705492991 100644
--- a/libavformat/version.h
+++ b/libavformat/version.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR 55
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR  6
-#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MICRO  0
+#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MICRO  1
 
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR, \
                                                LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR, \