diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 38e7a4ac..9866ab1a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CLEANFILES = $(doc_DATA)
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = $(pkgdoc_DATA)
 
-EXTRA_DIST = AUTHORS BUGS ChangeLog NEWS README THANKS
+EXTRA_DIST = AUTHORS BUGS ChangeLog LICENCE NEWS README THANKS
 
 AUTHORS.gz: $(top_srcdir)/AUTHORS
 	-gzip -9 < $< > $@
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ THANKS.gz: $(top_srcdir)/THANKS
 local-clean: maintainer-clean
 	@echo "This command is intended for maintainers to use;"
 	@echo "it deletes files that may need special tools to rebuild."
-	rm -f COPYING
+	rm -f LICENCE
 	rm -f ChangeLog
 	rm -f INSTALL
 	rm -f acinclude.m4
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 603c43f9..165ac66f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Apache CouchDB NEWS
 ===================
 
-Version 0.7.3a1
----------------
+Version 0.7.3a
+--------------
 
 This version is unreleased and only available from the source repository.
 
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 17060957..47bc1054 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ CONFIG_GUESS_COMPRESSED_FILE="build-contrib/config.guess_2007-09-12.gz"
 CONFIG_GUESS_FILE="build-aux/config.guess"
 CONFIG_SUB_COMPRESSED_FILE="build-contrib/config.sub_2007-09-12.gz"
 CONFIG_SUB_FILE="build-aux/config.sub"
-COPYING_FILE="COPYING"
+LICENCE_FILE="LICENCE"
 LICENSE_COMPRESSED_FILE="build-contrib/apache_2.txt.gz"
 M4_DIRECTORY="m4"
 M4_AC_CHECK_ICU_FILE="m4/ac_check_icu.m4"
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ generate_acinclude () {
 process_file_collection () {
     # Process files required to complete the bootstrap.
 
-    echo "Installing \`"$COPYING_FILE"'"
-    gzip --decompress --stdout $LICENSE_COMPRESSED_FILE > $COPYING_FILE
+    echo "Installing \`"$LICENCE_FILE"'"
+    gzip --decompress --stdout $LICENSE_COMPRESSED_FILE > $LICENCE_FILE
     echo "Installing \`"$BUILD_AUX_DIRECTORY"'"
     mkdir -p $BUILD_AUX_DIRECTORY
     echo "Installing \`"$CONFIG_GUESS_FILE"'"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e87ad84f..88fb5ab4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.6.3 gnu check-news -Wno-portability])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.6.3 foreign check-news -Wno-portability])
 
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
 AC_ENABLE_SHARED