diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6023d657a..9a65f6db1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ ALL_LINGUAS="bg ca cs da de el eo es fi fr fr_CH he hu it ja ko nb nl pl pt_BR r
 AC_SUBST([ALL_LINGUAS])
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION], [
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18])
 ])
 
 m4_ifdef([AC_GNU_GETTEXT], [