diff --git a/auto.def b/auto.def
index 3a5a2f64c1..6274d79b68 100644
--- a/auto.def
+++ b/auto.def
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ set flags {
   gcov=0               => {Enable coverage testing using gcov}
   linemacros           => {Enable #line macros in the amalgamation}
   dynlink-tools        => {Dynamically link libsqlite3 to certain tools which normally statically embed it.}
+  dump-defines=0       => {Dump autosetup defines to $::sqliteConfig(dump-defines-txt) (for build debugging)}
+  # </developer>
+  # <packaging>
   soname:=legacy       =>
     # --soname has a long story behind it: https://sqlite.org/src/forumpost/5a3b44f510df8ded
     {SONAME for libsqlite3.so. "none", or not using this flag, sets no
@@ -207,8 +210,9 @@ set flags {
      suffix which gets applied to "libsqlite3.so.",
      e.g. --soname=9.10 equates to "libsqlite3.so.9.10".
     }
-  dump-defines=0       => {Dump autosetup defines to $::sqliteConfig(dump-defines-txt) (for build debugging)}
-  # </developer>
+  out-implib=0         =>
+    {Enable use of --out-implib linker flag to generate an "import library" for the DLL}
+  # </packaging>
 }
 if {"" ne $::sqliteConfig(dump-defines-json)} {
   lappend flags \
diff --git a/autoconf/auto.def b/autoconf/auto.def
index 72f50094b8..42af1b459b 100644
--- a/autoconf/auto.def
+++ b/autoconf/auto.def
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ options {
      performance-critical loops.  Never use --debug for production
      builds.}
   # </developer>
+  # <packaging>
   soname:=legacy       =>
     # --soname has a long story behind it: https://sqlite.org/src/forumpost/5a3b44f510df8ded
     {SONAME for libsqlite3.so. "none", or not using this flag, sets no
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ options {
      suffix which gets applied to "libsqlite3.so.",
      e.g. --soname=9.10 equates to "libsqlite3.so.9.10".
     }
+  out-implib=0         =>
+    {Enable use of --out-implib linker flag to generate an "import library" for the DLL}
+  # </packaging>
 }
 
 sqlite-post-options-init
diff --git a/autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl b/autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl
index 040d8d8b2d..1aaa8af374 100644
--- a/autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl
+++ b/autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl
@@ -965,16 +965,23 @@ proc sqlite-check-mac-cversion {} {
 # used for building an "import library .dll.a" file on some platforms
 # (e.g. mingw). Returns 1 if supported, else 0.
 #
+# If the configure flag --out-implib is not used then this is a no-op.
+# The feature is specifically opt-in because on some platforms the
+# feature test will pass but using that flag will fail at link-time
+# (e.g. OpenBSD).
+#
 # Added in response to: https://sqlite.org/forum/forumpost/0c7fc097b2
 proc sqlite-check-out-implib {} {
   define LDFLAGS_OUT_IMPLIB ""
   set rc 0
-  cc-with {} {
-    set dll "libsqlite3[get-define TARGET_DLLEXT]"
-    set flags "-Wl,--out-implib,${dll}.a"
-    if {[cc-check-flags $flags]} {
-      define LDFLAGS_OUT_IMPLIB $flags
-      set rc 1
+  if {[proj-opt-was-provided out-implib]} {
+    cc-with {} {
+      set dll "libsqlite3[get-define TARGET_DLLEXT]"
+      set flags "-Wl,--out-implib,${dll}.a"
+      if {[cc-check-flags $flags]} {
+        define LDFLAGS_OUT_IMPLIB $flags
+        set rc 1
+      }
     }
   }
   return $rc
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index f9ac5ccf3a..77a1282113 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Adapt\s[https://fossil-scm.org/home/info/3bff7b92d6d|Fossil\sSCM\spatch\s3bff7b92d6d],\sapplying\s-lrt\sfor\splatforms\swhich\sneed\sit\sfor\sone\sof\s{fdatasync,\snanosleep}.
-D 2025-02-11T13:00:40.707
+C Make\sthe\s--out-implib\ssupport\s([6092b0b86bf93a3d])\sspecifically\sopt-in\sbecause\sthe\sfeature\scheck\sfor\sit\spasses\son\ssome\splatforms\swhere\sit\sis\snot\srecognized\sat\slink-time.
+D 2025-02-11T13:13:46.626
 F .fossil-settings/empty-dirs dbb81e8fc0401ac46a1491ab34a7f2c7c0452f2f06b54ebb845d024ca8283ef1
 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
 F LICENSE.md e108e1e69ae8e8a59e93c455654b8ac9356a11720d3345df2a4743e9590fb20d
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ F art/sqlite370.eps aa97a671332b432a54e1d74ff5e8775be34200c2
 F art/sqlite370.ico af56c1d00fee7cd4753e8631ed60703ed0fc6e90
 F art/sqlite370.jpg d512473dae7e378a67e28ff96a34da7cb331def2
 F art/sqlite370.svg 40b7e2fe8aac3add5d56dd86ab8d427a4eca5bcb3fe4f8946cb3794e1821d531
-F auto.def fdd6965e06bce02a8b9f9ed57a52d05bcbec4b56e4bef2174866bb5713c65fda
+F auto.def ccf74471ec89edfd5bf942fd6d60fc8ce09f7aa7527d668a1ac44d1bbbcb412d
 F autoconf/Makefile.fallback 22fe523eb36dfce31e0f6349f782eb084e86a5620b2b0b4f84a2d6133f53f5ac
 F autoconf/Makefile.in 7bd73a4c8cd89025cbc92b4f887c6fd1b8cd8ecbe62c4ac1f36ac84d04043479
 F autoconf/Makefile.msc 0a071367537dc395285a5d624ac4f99f3a387b27cc5e89752423c0499e15aec4
 F autoconf/README.first f1d3876e9a7852c22f275a6f06814e64934cecbc0b5b9617d64849094c1fd136
 F autoconf/README.txt 7f01dc3915e2d68f329011073662369e62a0938a2c69398807823c57591cb288
-F autoconf/auto.def 71dde17158afcd6fb097b66853371991bb6ca5517b034e2efa9f0c47a2e730f2
+F autoconf/auto.def f468a32e6f57c52390e0fe2466974d0afaa1b0fc1d51cbacb4cb3950bd089f67
 F autoconf/tea/Makefile.in ba0556fee8da09c066bad85a4457904e46ee2c2eabaa309c0e83a78f2f151a8e
 F autoconf/tea/README.txt 61e62e519579e4a112791354d6d440f8b51ea6db3b0bab58d59f29df42d2dfe3
 F autoconf/tea/aclocal.m4 52c47aac44ce0ddb1f918b6993e8beb8eee88f43
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ F autosetup/cc.tcl c0fcc50ca91deff8741e449ddad05bcd08268bc31177e613a6343bbd1fd3e
 F autosetup/jimsh0.c 6573f6bc6ff204de0139692648d7037ca0b6c067bac83a7b4e087f20a86866a4
 F autosetup/pkg-config.tcl 4e635bf39022ff65e0d5434339dd41503ea48fc53822c9c5bde88b02d3d952ba
 F autosetup/proj.tcl cef1e0aa0f2dee2042af66f28c97a9445f84d55d858ba9db4f6116846a1a325f
-F autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl 9b3ae79286705077003f0b54bb9d2cd388f9bef5017707cc73f0f90ba56ce865
+F autosetup/sqlite-config.tcl 62fd6e8782ecfb9f8e54cf2860e590ce9d8692218f03cfa8b25e87ff6b1d0b9b
 F autosetup/system.tcl 51d4be76cd9a9074704b584e5c9cbba616202c8468cf9ba8a4f8294a7ab1dba9
 F configure 9a00b21dfd13757bbfb8d89b30660a89ec1f8f3a79402b8f9f9b6fc475c3303a x
 F contrib/sqlitecon.tcl 210a913ad63f9f991070821e599d600bd913e0ad
@@ -2209,8 +2209,8 @@ F tool/version-info.c 3b36468a90faf1bbd59c65fd0eb66522d9f941eedd364fabccd7227350
 F tool/warnings-clang.sh bbf6a1e685e534c92ec2bfba5b1745f34fb6f0bc2a362850723a9ee87c1b31a7
 F tool/warnings.sh 49a486c5069de041aedcbde4de178293e0463ae9918ecad7539eedf0ec77a139
 F tool/win/sqlite.vsix deb315d026cc8400325c5863eef847784a219a2f
-P 57b2b812c8c5524f315e20cee0e6a12a3b1635aeb42925bf891532a7029d0eb0
-R 914d530882ce85285895c4ba17cd5bb4
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+R fdc42f738677b90118628cf2f1a344a1
 U stephan
-Z 452df3b98ff1feca6a8fd2421b0c5ff6
+Z 712b8acba7b833aec2f3ddadc507080f
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 834fa7d6b4..d8bcef0a58 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1768de6e9e2c6ff3a9ee29fa6f488fb3d23a3599195ac7d1b09e61c02b7d18b3
+75535f2355b3b2e83dd57f4c30340af98c8dbcfe6ff1e9be17d23bd30d7d766c