diff --git a/include/freerdp/primitives.h b/include/freerdp/primitives.h
index 33935f3a4..311c65b21 100644
--- a/include/freerdp/primitives.h
+++ b/include/freerdp/primitives.h
@@ -274,6 +274,18 @@ typedef enum
 	FREERDP_API BOOL primitives_init(primitives_t* p, primitive_hints hints);
 	FREERDP_API void primitives_uninit(void);
 
+	/** @brief get a specific primitives implementation
+	 *
+	 *  This will try to return the primitives implementation suggested by \b hint
+	 *  If that does not exist or does not work on the platform any other (e.g. usually pure
+	 * software) is returned
+	 *
+	 *  @param hint the type of primitives to return.
+	 *  @return A primitive implementation matching the hint closest or \b NULL in case of failure.
+	 *  @since version 3.11.0
+	 */
+	FREERDP_API primitives_t* primitives_get_by_type(primitive_hints type);
+
 	FREERDP_API const char* primitives_avc444_frame_type_str(avc444_frame_type type);
 
 	/** @brief convert a hint to a string
diff --git a/libfreerdp/primitives/prim_internal.h b/libfreerdp/primitives/prim_internal.h
index 8723088d6..c5afaa3f2 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/primitives/prim_internal.h
+++ b/libfreerdp/primitives/prim_internal.h
@@ -362,6 +362,4 @@ FREERDP_LOCAL void primitives_init_YUV_opt(primitives_t* WINPR_RESTRICT prims);
 FREERDP_LOCAL BOOL primitives_init_opencl(primitives_t* WINPR_RESTRICT prims);
 #endif
 
-FREERDP_LOCAL primitives_t* primitives_get_by_type(DWORD type);
-
 #endif /* FREERDP_LIB_PRIM_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/libfreerdp/primitives/primitives.c b/libfreerdp/primitives/primitives.c
index b2b147afe..e28e244f4 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/primitives/primitives.c
+++ b/libfreerdp/primitives/primitives.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ primitives_t* primitives_get_generic(void)
 	return &pPrimitivesGeneric;
 }
 
-primitives_t* primitives_get_by_type(DWORD type)
+primitives_t* primitives_get_by_type(primitive_hints type)
 {
 	InitOnceExecuteOnce(&generic_primitives_InitOnce, primitives_init_generic_cb, NULL, NULL);
 
diff --git a/scripts/codespell.sh b/scripts/codespell.sh
index b7299b4ea..0e72b96a3 100755
--- a/scripts/codespell.sh
+++ b/scripts/codespell.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ SCRIPT_PATH=$(realpath "$SCRIPT_PATH")
 # 1. All words consisting of only 2 characters (too many issues with variable names)
 # 2. Every word of the form 'pEvent', e.g. variable prefixed with p for pointer
 # 3. Every word prefixed by e.g. '\tSome text', e.g. format string escapes
+codespell --version
 codespell \
     -I "$SCRIPT_PATH/codespell.ignore" \
     -S ".git,*.ai,*.svg,*.rtf,*/assets/de_*,*/res/values-*,*/protocols/xdg*,*/test/*" \