diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 070642c..0c92678 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ which gnome-autogen.sh || {
 }
 
 ACLOCAL_FLAGS="$ACLOCAL_FLAGS -I m4"
-REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.10
+REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.11
 REQUIRED_AUTOCONF_VERSION=2.60
 
 . gnome-autogen.sh