diff --git a/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinIrSignatureVersion.kt b/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinIrSignatureVersion.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8b509802c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinIrSignatureVersion.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.library
+
+/**
+ * Describes how signatures of IR declarations are serialized in a KLIB.
+ */
+data class KotlinIrSignatureVersion(val number: Int) {
+
+    companion object {
+
+        /**
+         * Signatures are represented by the [org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.IdSignature] class. Signatures of public declarations
+         * ([org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.IdSignature.CommonSignature]) have no description.
+         * Only their numeric identifier participates in linkage.
+         */
+        val V1 = KotlinIrSignatureVersion(1)
+
+        /**
+         * Like [V1], but signatures of public declarations have a description along with a numeric identifier that can be used for showing
+         * more readable ABI dumps and linker errors.
+         * Linkage is still performed using only the numeric identifier, thus making [V2] fully compatible with [V1].
+         */
+        val V2 = KotlinIrSignatureVersion(2)
+
+        /**
+         * The signature versions that this compiler emits.
+         */
+        val CURRENTLY_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS = setOf(V1, V2)
+    }
+}
+
+internal fun String.parseIrSignatureVersions(): Set<KotlinIrSignatureVersion> =
+    split(",")
+        .mapTo(hashSetOf()) { KotlinIrSignatureVersion(it.toInt()) }
+
+internal fun Set<KotlinIrSignatureVersion>.toManifestValue(): String =
+    sortedBy { it.number }
+        .joinToString(separator = ",") { it.number.toString() }
+
diff --git a/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinLibrary.kt b/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinLibrary.kt
index 6a6c8079c11..c5c312a9c97 100644
--- a/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinLibrary.kt
+++ b/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinLibrary.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.properties.propertyList
 const val KLIB_PROPERTY_ABI_VERSION = "abi_version"
 const val KLIB_PROPERTY_COMPILER_VERSION = "compiler_version"
 
+/**
+ * A set of values of [org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.KotlinIrSignatureVersion].
+ */
+const val KLIB_PROPERTY_IR_SIGNATURE_VERSIONS = "ir_signature_versions"
+
 /**
  * [org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.metadata.KlibMetadataVersion]
  */
diff --git a/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinLibraryVersioning.kt b/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinLibraryVersioning.kt
index a2c0c9a101e..daf23f0927b 100644
--- a/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinLibraryVersioning.kt
+++ b/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/KotlinLibraryVersioning.kt
@@ -7,13 +7,21 @@ data class KotlinLibraryVersioning(
     val compilerVersion: String?,
     val abiVersion: KotlinAbiVersion?,
     val metadataVersion: String?,
-)
+    val irSignatureVersions: Set<KotlinIrSignatureVersion> = KotlinIrSignatureVersion.CURRENTLY_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS,
+) {
+    init {
+        require(irSignatureVersions.isNotEmpty()) {
+            "Signature versions must not be empty!"
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 fun Properties.writeKonanLibraryVersioning(versions: KotlinLibraryVersioning) {
     versions.abiVersion?.let { this.setProperty(KLIB_PROPERTY_ABI_VERSION, it.toString()) }
     versions.libraryVersion?.let { this.setProperty(KLIB_PROPERTY_LIBRARY_VERSION, it) }
     versions.compilerVersion?.let { this.setProperty(KLIB_PROPERTY_COMPILER_VERSION, it) }
     versions.metadataVersion?.let { this.setProperty(KLIB_PROPERTY_METADATA_VERSION, it) }
+    this.setProperty(KLIB_PROPERTY_IR_SIGNATURE_VERSIONS, versions.irSignatureVersions.toManifestValue())
 }
 
 fun Properties.readKonanLibraryVersioning(): KotlinLibraryVersioning {
@@ -22,10 +30,16 @@ fun Properties.readKonanLibraryVersioning(): KotlinLibraryVersioning {
     val compilerVersion = this.getProperty(KLIB_PROPERTY_COMPILER_VERSION)
     val metadataVersion = this.getProperty(KLIB_PROPERTY_METADATA_VERSION)
 
+    // If there is no such property in the manifest, it means that the manifest was generated by an older version of the compiler,
+    // meaning that it only contains v1 signatures.
+    val irSignatureVersions = this.getProperty(KLIB_PROPERTY_IR_SIGNATURE_VERSIONS)?.parseIrSignatureVersions()
+        ?: setOf(KotlinIrSignatureVersion.V1)
+
     return KotlinLibraryVersioning(
         abiVersion = abiVersion,
         libraryVersion = libraryVersion,
         compilerVersion = compilerVersion,
         metadataVersion = metadataVersion,
+        irSignatureVersions = irSignatureVersions,
     )
 }