--- gforth/configure.in	2003/02/01 19:59:15	1.112
+++ gforth/configure.in	2003/02/06 16:50:32	1.113
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to p
 dnl We use some automake macros here,
 dnl but don't use automake for creating Makefile.in
 AC_INIT([gforth],[0.5.9-20030201],[https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group=gforth])
+AC_PREREQ(2.54)
 #snapshots have numbers major.minor.release-YYYYMMDD
 #note that lexicographic ordering must be heeded.
 #I.e., 0.4.1-YYYYMMDD must not exist before 0.4.1!