diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c6bd765..ca492d7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_INIT([fprintd], [0.5.0])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip check-news])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-xz no-dist-gzip check-news])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])