diff --git a/src/image/mod.rs b/src/image/mod.rs
index 3a2ef2b973..73a49fec10 100644
--- a/src/image/mod.rs
+++ b/src/image/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod config;
 mod descriptor;
 mod index;
 mod manifest;
+mod oci_layout;
 mod version;
 
 use std::fmt::Display;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ pub use config::*;
 pub use descriptor::*;
 pub use index::*;
 pub use manifest::*;
+pub use oci_layout::*;
 pub use version::*;
 
 /// Media types used by OCI image format spec. Values MUST comply with RFC 6838,
diff --git a/src/image/oci_layout.rs b/src/image/oci_layout.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..441126cc36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/image/oci_layout.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+use crate::{
+    error::{OciSpecError, Result},
+    from_file, from_reader, to_file, to_string, to_writer,
+};
+use derive_builder::Builder;
+use getset::{Getters, Setters};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::{
+    io::{Read, Write},
+    path::Path,
+};
+
+#[derive(Builder, Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Eq, Getters, Setters, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+#[builder(
+    pattern = "owned",
+    setter(into, strip_option),
+    build_fn(error = "OciSpecError")
+)]
+
+/// The oci layout JSON object serves as a marker for the base of an Open Container Image Layout
+/// and to provide the version of the image-layout in use. The imageLayoutVersion value will align
+/// with the OCI Image Specification version at the time changes to the layout are made, and will
+/// pin a given version until changes to the image layout are required.
+pub struct OciLayout {
+    /// This REQUIRED property specifies the image layout version.
+    #[getset(get = "pub", set = "pub")]
+    image_layout_version: String,
+}
+
+impl OciLayout {
+    /// Attempts to load an oci layout from a file.
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function will return an [OciSpecError::Io](crate::OciSpecError::Io)
+    /// if the file does not exist or an
+    /// [OciSpecError::SerDe](crate::OciSpecError::SerDe) if the oci layout
+    /// cannot be deserialized.
+    /// # Example
+    /// ``` no_run
+    /// use oci_spec::image::OciLayout;
+    ///
+    /// let oci_layout = OciLayout::from_file("oci-layout").unwrap();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn from_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<OciLayout> {
+        from_file(path)
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to load an oci layout from a stream.
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function will return an [OciSpecError::SerDe](crate::OciSpecError::SerDe)
+    /// if the oci layout cannot be deserialized.
+    /// # Example
+    /// ``` no_run
+    /// use oci_spec::image::OciLayout;
+    /// use std::fs::File;
+    ///
+    /// let reader = File::open("oci-layout").unwrap();
+    /// let oci_layout = OciLayout::from_reader(reader).unwrap();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn from_reader<R: Read>(reader: R) -> Result<OciLayout> {
+        from_reader(reader)
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to write an oci layout to a file as JSON. If the file already exists, it
+    /// will be overwritten.
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function will return an [OciSpecError::SerDe](crate::OciSpecError::SerDe) if
+    /// the oci layout cannot be serialized.
+    /// # Example
+    /// ``` no_run
+    /// use oci_spec::image::OciLayout;
+    ///
+    /// let oci_layout = OciLayout::from_file("oci-layout").unwrap();
+    /// oci_layout.to_file("oci-layout").unwrap();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn to_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> Result<()> {
+        to_file(&self, path, false)
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to write an oci layout to a file as pretty printed JSON. If the file
+    /// already exists, it will be overwritten.
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function will return an [OciSpecError::SerDe](crate::OciSpecError::SerDe) if
+    /// the oci layout cannot be serialized.
+    /// # Example
+    /// ``` no_run
+    /// use oci_spec::image::OciLayout;
+    ///
+    /// let oci_layout = OciLayout::from_file("oci-layout").unwrap();
+    /// oci_layout.to_file_pretty("my-oci-layout").unwrap();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn to_file_pretty<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> Result<()> {
+        to_file(&self, path, true)
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to write an oci layout to a stream as JSON.
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function will return an [OciSpecError::SerDe](crate::OciSpecError::SerDe) if
+    /// the oci layout cannot be serialized.
+    /// # Example
+    /// ``` no_run
+    /// use oci_spec::image::OciLayout;
+    ///
+    /// let oci_layout = OciLayout::from_file("oci-layout").unwrap();
+    /// let mut writer = Vec::new();
+    /// oci_layout.to_writer(&mut writer);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn to_writer<W: Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> Result<()> {
+        to_writer(&self, writer, false)
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to write an oci layout to a stream as pretty printed JSON.
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function will return an [OciSpecError::SerDe](crate::OciSpecError::SerDe) if
+    /// the oci layout cannot be serialized.
+    /// # Example
+    /// ``` no_run
+    /// use oci_spec::image::OciLayout;
+    ///
+    /// let oci_layout = OciLayout::from_file("oci-layout").unwrap();
+    /// let mut writer = Vec::new();
+    /// oci_layout.to_writer_pretty(&mut writer);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn to_writer_pretty<W: Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> Result<()> {
+        to_writer(&self, writer, true)
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to write an oci layout to a string as JSON.
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function will return an [OciSpecError::SerDe](crate::OciSpecError::SerDe) if
+    /// the oci layout configuration cannot be serialized.
+    /// # Example
+    /// ``` no_run
+    /// use oci_spec::image::OciLayout;
+    ///
+    /// let oci_layout = OciLayout::from_file("oci-layout").unwrap();
+    /// let json_str = oci_layout.to_string().unwrap();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn to_string(&self) -> Result<String> {
+        to_string(&self, false)
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to write an oci layout to a string as pretty printed JSON.
+    /// # Errors
+    /// This function will return an [OciSpecError::SerDe](crate::OciSpecError::SerDe) if
+    /// the oci layout configuration cannot be serialized.
+    /// # Example
+    /// ``` no_run
+    /// use oci_spec::image::OciLayout;
+    ///
+    /// let oci_layout = OciLayout::from_file("oci-layout").unwrap();
+    /// let json_str = oci_layout.to_string_pretty().unwrap();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn to_string_pretty(&self) -> Result<String> {
+        to_string(&self, true)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn create_oci_layout() -> OciLayout {
+        OciLayoutBuilder::default()
+            .image_layout_version("lorem ipsum")
+            .build()
+            .expect("build oci layout")
+    }
+
+    fn get_oci_layout_path() -> PathBuf {
+        PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("test/data/oci-layout")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_oci_layout_from_file() {
+        // arrange
+        let oci_layout_path = get_oci_layout_path();
+
+        // act
+        let actual = OciLayout::from_file(oci_layout_path).expect("from file");
+
+        // assert
+        let expected = create_oci_layout();
+        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_oci_layout_from_reader() {
+        // arrange
+        let reader = fs::read(get_oci_layout_path()).expect("read oci-layout");
+
+        // act
+        let actual = OciLayout::from_reader(&*reader).expect("from reader");
+
+        // assert
+        let expected = create_oci_layout();
+        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn save_oci_layout_to_file() {
+        // arrange
+        let tmp = std::env::temp_dir().join("save_oci_layout_to_file");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&tmp).expect("create test directory");
+        let oci_layout = create_oci_layout();
+        let oci_layout_path = tmp.join("oci-layout");
+
+        // act
+        oci_layout
+            .to_file_pretty(&oci_layout_path)
+            .expect("write oci-layout to file");
+
+        // assert
+        let actual = fs::read_to_string(oci_layout_path).expect("read actual");
+        let expected = fs::read_to_string(get_oci_layout_path()).expect("read expected");
+        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn save_oci_layout_to_writer() {
+        // arrange
+        let mut actual = Vec::new();
+        let oci_layout = create_oci_layout();
+
+        // act
+        oci_layout.to_writer_pretty(&mut actual).expect("to writer");
+
+        // assert
+        let expected = fs::read(get_oci_layout_path()).expect("read expected");
+        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn save_oci_layout_to_string() {
+        // arrange
+        let oci_layout = create_oci_layout();
+
+        // act
+        let actual = oci_layout.to_string_pretty().expect("to string");
+
+        // assert
+        let expected = fs::read_to_string(get_oci_layout_path()).expect("read expected");
+        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/data/oci-layout b/test/data/oci-layout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31cf4a0e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/oci-layout
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "imageLayoutVersion": "lorem ipsum"
+}
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