diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b1d5641..e9ab9da 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ALL_LINGUAS=`cat po/LINGUAS | grep -v '^[ ]*#'`
 AC_SUBST(ALL_LINGUAS)
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION], [
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.12.1])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
 ])
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT], [