diff --git a/alliance/src/alliance.m4 b/alliance/src/alliance.m4
index f66305b7..d2743ec9 100644
--- a/alliance/src/alliance.m4
+++ b/alliance/src/alliance.m4
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ AC_DEFUN(AM_ALLIANCE,
 [AC_REQUIRE([AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE])
 echo 'ALLIANCE configuration ....'
 INCLUDES=-I${ALLIANCE_TOP}/include
-LDFLAGS=-L${ALLIANCE_TOP}/lib
+LIBS=-L${ALLIANCE_TOP}/lib
 AC_SUBST(INCLUDES)
-AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(LIBS)
 
 INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 664'
 AC_SUBST(INSTALL_DATA)
 INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL} -m 775'
 AC_SUBST(INSTALL_PROGRAM)]
+
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ALLIANCE_VERSION, "5.0")
 )