diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a4addb61..33ed602e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ m4_include([m4/ax_compare_version.m4])
 m4_include([m4/ax_prog_bison_version.m4])
 
 dnl Created autoconf implementation thompson@dtosolutions, 26NOV12
-AC_PREREQ([2.61])
+AC_PREREQ([2.64])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([parallel-tests foreign -Wall])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11.2 parallel-tests foreign -Wall])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 AM_PROG_AR
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])