The Ballon d'Or awards for the best male and female footballer will now be judged over a season and not a year.
The number of judges has been reduced by France Football magazine.
A panel of 170 journalists will be cut to 100 for the men's award, while the women's panel will contain 50 judges.
Before we were judging based on two half seasons, said France Football's Pascal Ferre. This will be clear.
The France Football editor said that it was an opportunity to give it a new push.
Lionel Messi was chosen as the winner of the Ballon d'Or in 2021, despite the fact that many felt Robert Lewandowski deserved the honor.
While Messi won the trophy for a record seventh time, Robert Lewandowski scored 41 goals in the 2020-21 season as he helped Bayern win a ninth consecutive league title.
Ferre said that more emphasis will be placed on the performances of individual players than on the trophy won by the team.
100 journalists from the highest ranked countries in men's football and 50 from the highest ranked countries in women's football will be used for the number of judges.
France Football described the move as less global but more demanding on its official account.
The next Ballon d'Or awards will be based on the season that ended in July with the women's Euro 2022.
The men's World Cup will not be considered by judges until after the 2023 awards.
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