diff --git a/DOCS/client-api-changes.rst b/DOCS/client-api-changes.rst
index f0926471f3..1d121eb2a8 100644
--- a/DOCS/client-api-changes.rst
+++ b/DOCS/client-api-changes.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ API changes
 ===========
 
 ::
-
+ --- mpv 0.38.0 ---
+ 2.3    - partially revert the changes from API version 1.27, remove libmpv as the default VO and
+          move it to the bottom of the auto-probing order. this restores the behaviour prior API
+          version 1.27 on all platforms other than macOS, but still auto selects libmpv/cocoa-cb
+          on macOS if it was built with support for cocoa-cb.
  --- mpv 0.37.0 ---
  2.2    - add mpv_time_ns()
  --- mpv 0.36.0 ---
diff --git a/libmpv/client.h b/libmpv/client.h
index 0a548a58eb..56235e1120 100644
--- a/libmpv/client.h
+++ b/libmpv/client.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * relational operators (<, >, <=, >=).
  */
 #define MPV_MAKE_VERSION(major, minor) (((major) << 16) | (minor) | 0UL)
-#define MPV_CLIENT_API_VERSION MPV_MAKE_VERSION(2, 2)
+#define MPV_CLIENT_API_VERSION MPV_MAKE_VERSION(2, 3)
 
 /**
  * The API user is allowed to "#define MPV_ENABLE_DEPRECATED 0" before
diff --git a/video/out/vo.c b/video/out/vo.c
index 2400f8de61..08a0a9f88b 100644
--- a/video/out/vo.c
+++ b/video/out/vo.c
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ extern const struct vo_driver video_out_kitty;
 
 static const struct vo_driver *const video_out_drivers[] =
 {
-    &video_out_libmpv,
 #if HAVE_ANDROID
     &video_out_mediacodec_embed,
 #endif
@@ -99,6 +98,7 @@ static const struct vo_driver *const video_out_drivers[] =
 #if HAVE_X11
     &video_out_x11,
 #endif
+    &video_out_libmpv,
     &video_out_null,
     // should not be auto-selected
     &video_out_image,
diff --git a/video/out/vo_libmpv.c b/video/out/vo_libmpv.c
index 8a686022a1..942882ca9c 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_libmpv.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_libmpv.c
@@ -705,6 +705,11 @@ static void uninit(struct vo *vo)
 
 static int preinit(struct vo *vo)
 {
+#if !HAVE_MACOS_COCOA_CB
+    if (vo->probing)
+        return -1;
+#endif
+
     struct vo_priv *p = vo->priv;
 
     struct mpv_render_context *ctx =