diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0938474bb1..395e24a444 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ EFL_INIT
 
 ### gettext
 
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18])
 
 m4_ifdef([AC_GNU_GETTEXT], [
 AC_GNU_GETTEXT([external])