diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8256adb7b..5cb2af17c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_PREREQ(2.59)
+AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AC_INIT([openocd], [0.2.0-in-development],
 	[OpenOCD Mailing List <openocd-development@lists.berlios.de>])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/openocd.c])