diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f3a5cd2..505406b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.57])
 AC_INIT([Xproto], [7.0], [xorg@lists.freedesktop.org])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.7], [foreign dist-bzip2])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-bzip2])
  
 AC_OUTPUT([Makefile
            xproto.pc])