diff --git a/doc/software-manual.tex b/doc/software-manual.tex
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@@ -3393,6 +3393,7 @@ The table below lists the SEI messages defined for Version 1 and Range-Extension
   155 & Region-wise packing                      & Table \ref{tab:sei-rwp} \\
   156 & Omni viewport                            & Table \ref{tab:sei-omni-viewport} \\  
   168 & Frame-field information                  & Table \ref{tab:sei-frame-field} \\  
+  202 & Annotated regions information            & Table \ref{tab:sei-annotated-regions} \\  
   203 & Subpicture Level Information             & Table \ref{tab:sei-subpic-level} \\  
   204 & Sample Aspect Ratio Information          & Table \ref{tab:sei-sari} \\  
 \end{SEIListTable}
@@ -4409,6 +4410,15 @@ Enables (true) or disables (false) the insertion of Frame-Field Information SEI
 \\
 \end{OptionTableNoShorthand}
 
+\begin{OptionTableNoShorthand}{Annotated Regions SEI message encoder parameters}{tab:sei-annotated-regions}
+\Option{SEIAnnotatedRegionsFileRoot (-cri)} &
+\Default{\NotSet} &
+Specifies the prefix of input Annotated Regions file. Prefix is completed by ``_x.txt'' where x is the  POC number.
+The contents of the file are a list of the SEI message's syntax element names (in decoding order) immediately followed by a `:' and then the associated value.
+An example file can be found in cfg/sei_vui/annotated_regions/anno_reg_0.txt.
+\\
+\end{OptionTableNoShorthand}
+
 \begin{OptionTableNoShorthand}{Subpicture Level Information SEI message encoder parameters}{tab:sei-subpic-level}
 \Option{SEISubpictLevelInfoEnabled} &
 \Default{false} &
@@ -4781,6 +4791,13 @@ Specifies that the colour remapping SEI message should be applied to the output
 If no value is specified, the SEI message is ignored and no mapping is applied.
 \\
 
+\Option{SEIAnnotatedRegionsInfoFilename} &
+%\ShortOption{\None} &
+\Default{\NotSet} &
+When a non-empty file name is specified, object information using the decoded SEI messages will be output to the indicated file.
+If no value is specified, the SEI message will not be output.
+\\
+
 \Option{OutputColourSpaceConvert} &
 \Default{\NotSet} &
 Specifies the colour space conversion to apply to 444 video. Permitted values are: