diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0107faad..c9c08448 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ LT_INIT([disable-static])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([common/flatpak-dir.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 no-define no-dist-gzip dist-xz tar-ustar foreign subdir-objects])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.13.4 no-define no-dist-gzip dist-xz tar-ustar foreign subdir-objects])
 AC_PROG_SED
 
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])