diff --git a/ext/session/changeset.c b/ext/session/changeset.c
index 9cf62949a1..7d1ae28297 100644
--- a/ext/session/changeset.c
+++ b/ext/session/changeset.c
@@ -28,11 +28,16 @@ static void usage(const char *argv0){
   fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s FILENAME COMMAND ...\n", argv0);
   fprintf(stderr,
     "COMMANDs:\n"
-    "   apply DB           Apply the changeset to database file DB\n"
-    "   concat FILE2 OUT   Concatenate FILENAME and FILE2 into OUT\n"
-    "   dump               Show the complete content of the changeset\n"
-    "   invert OUT         Write an inverted changeset into file OUT\n"
-    "   sql                Give a pseudo-SQL rendering of the changeset\n"
+    "  apply DB [OPTIONS]   Apply the changeset to database file DB. OPTIONS:\n"
+    "                          -n|--dryrun     Test run. Don't apply changes\n"
+    "                          --nosavepoint\n"
+    "                          --invert\n"
+    "                          --ignorenoop\n"
+    "                          --fknoaction\n"
+    "  concat FILE2 OUT     Concatenate FILENAME and FILE2 into OUT\n"
+    "  dump                 Show the complete content of the changeset\n"
+    "  invert OUT           Write an inverted changeset into file OUT\n"
+    "  sql                  Give a pseudo-SQL rendering of the changeset\n"
   );
   exit(1);
 }
@@ -188,21 +193,62 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
   */
   if( strcmp(argv[2],"apply")==0 ){
     sqlite3 *db;
-    if( argc!=4 ) usage(argv[0]);
-    rc = sqlite3_open(argv[3], &db);
+    int bDryRun = 0;
+    const char *zDb = 0;
+    int i;
+    int applyFlags = 0;
+    for(i=3; i<argc; i++){
+      const char *zArg = argv[i];
+      if( zArg[0]=='-' ){
+        if( zArg[1]=='-' && zArg[2]!=0 ) zArg++;
+        if( strcmp(zArg, "-n")==0 || strcmp(zArg,"-dryrun")==0 ){
+          bDryRun = 1;
+          continue;
+        }
+        if( strcmp(zArg, "-nosavepoint")==0 ){
+          applyFlags |= SQLITE_CHANGESETAPPLY_NOSAVEPOINT;
+          continue;
+        }
+        if( strcmp(zArg, "-invert")==0 ){
+          applyFlags |= SQLITE_CHANGESETAPPLY_INVERT;
+          continue;
+        }
+        if( strcmp(zArg, "-ignorenoop")==0 ){
+          applyFlags |= SQLITE_CHANGESETAPPLY_IGNORENOOP;
+          continue;
+        }
+        if( strcmp(zArg, "-fknoaction")==0 ){
+          applyFlags |= SQLITE_CHANGESETAPPLY_FKNOACTION;
+          continue;
+        }
+        fprintf(stderr, "unknown option: \"%s\"\n", argv[i]);
+        exit(1);
+      }else if( zDb ){
+        fprintf(stderr, "unknown argument: \"%s\"\n", argv[i]);
+        exit(1);
+      }else{
+        zDb = zArg;
+      }
+    }
+    rc = sqlite3_open(zDb, &db);
     if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){
       fprintf(stderr, "unable to open database file \"%s\": %s\n",
-              argv[3], sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+              zDb, sqlite3_errmsg(db));
       sqlite3_close(db);
       exit(1);
     }
     sqlite3_exec(db, "BEGIN", 0, 0, 0);
     nConflict = 0;
-    rc = sqlite3changeset_apply(db, sz, pBuf, 0, conflictCallback, 0);
+    if( applyFlags ){
+      rc = sqlite3changeset_apply_v2(db, sz, pBuf, 0, conflictCallback, 0,
+                                     0, 0, applyFlags);
+    }else{
+      rc = sqlite3changeset_apply(db, sz, pBuf, 0, conflictCallback, 0);
+    }
     if( rc ){
       fprintf(stderr, "sqlite3changeset_apply() returned %d\n", rc);
     }
-    if( nConflict ){
+    if( nConflict || bDryRun ){
       fprintf(stderr, "%d conflicts - no changes applied\n", nConflict);
       sqlite3_exec(db, "ROLLBACK", 0, 0, 0);
     }else if( rc ){
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 92371db56f..e7367afb16 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Rework\sthe\sshowHelp()\sfunction\sin\sthe\sCLI\simplementation\sso\sthat\sits\npurpose\sand\soperation\sare\swell\sdescribed\sby\sthe\sheader\scommit.\s\sOmit\nthe\suse\sof\senums\sthat\scause\sissues\sfor\sMSVC\s2025.
-D 2025-05-15T11:20:54.545
+C Enhance\sthe\s"changeset"\sutility\sprogram\swith\snew\scommand-line\soptions\sfor\nthe\s"changeset\sapply"\scommand.
+D 2025-05-15T17:33:32.007
 F .fossil-settings/binary-glob 61195414528fb3ea9693577e1980230d78a1f8b0a54c78cf1b9b24d0a409ed6a x
 F .fossil-settings/empty-dirs dbb81e8fc0401ac46a1491ab34a7f2c7c0452f2f06b54ebb845d024ca8283ef1
 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ F ext/rtree/tkt3363.test 142ab96eded44a3615ec79fba98c7bde7d0f96de
 F ext/rtree/util/randomshape.tcl 54ee03d0d4a1c621806f7f44d5b78d2db8fac26e0e8687c36c4bd0203b27dbff
 F ext/rtree/viewrtree.tcl eea6224b3553599ae665b239bd827e182b466024
 F ext/rtree/visual01.txt e9c2564083bcd30ec51b07f881bffbf0e12b50a3f6fced0c222c5c1d2f94ac66
-F ext/session/changeset.c 7a1e6a14c7e92d36ca177e92e88b5281acd709f3b726298dc34ec0fb58869cb5
+F ext/session/changeset.c 63fa39a4a6105fd796593b483bfcd513ac01b751d2bce99be2fc3a7fba589a6b
 F ext/session/changesetfuzz.c 227076ab0ae4447d742c01ee88a564da6478bbf26b65108bf8fac9cd8b0b24aa
 F ext/session/changesetfuzz1.test 15b629004e58d5ffcc852e6842a603775bb64b1ce51254831f3d12b113b616cd
 F ext/session/session1.test 5d2502922d38a1579076863827342379a1609ca6bae78c40691a2be1ed1be2aa x
@@ -2207,8 +2207,8 @@ F tool/version-info.c 3b36468a90faf1bbd59c65fd0eb66522d9f941eedd364fabccd7227350
 F tool/warnings-clang.sh bbf6a1e685e534c92ec2bfba5b1745f34fb6f0bc2a362850723a9ee87c1b31a7
 F tool/warnings.sh 49a486c5069de041aedcbde4de178293e0463ae9918ecad7539eedf0ec77a139
 F tool/win/sqlite.vsix deb315d026cc8400325c5863eef847784a219a2f
-P e7dcf25efae364b7cdf9eb8265803c816c8b8557e4a7684da428badc6ffb3875
-R 8d7346d35de07e0adf7ff5f85eb83ae9
+P 336ceeccc6f85bd78f4a26648af7edf9056d569a767b4120f125a02b2090a349
+R 6b2a68f7f4de7da8bbed287cac82444b
 U drh
-Z c3facc97efa58229c1d101134ec23e8c
+Z b55344836ef42cf1c9d4fb819c337940
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 8efa15f860..ad8643ec29 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-336ceeccc6f85bd78f4a26648af7edf9056d569a767b4120f125a02b2090a349
+428daca4f1b3e1a33b7e2f5acf114fa6136d46555e9947e2e88ea107bfec5e4f