diff --git a/README.GIT b/README.GIT
index ee2c6383f..57dab7a21 100644
--- a/README.GIT
+++ b/README.GIT
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ variables to override the default tool names:
 
  AUTOMAKE_SUFFIX  is used as a suffix for all tools from the automake
                   package.  For example
-                     AUTOMAKE_SUFFIX="-1.7" ./autogen.sh
-                  uses "automake-1.7" and "aclocal-1.7.
+                     AUTOMAKE_SUFFIX="-1.14" ./autogen.sh
+                  uses "automake-1.14" and "aclocal-1.14.
  AUTOMAKE_PREFIX  is used as a prefix for all tools from the automake
                   page and may be combined with AUTOMAKE_SUFFIX. e.g.:
                     AUTOMAKE_PREFIX=/usr/foo/bin ./autogen.sh
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 16843f45d..30a639e11 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
-min_automake_version="1.10"
+min_automake_version="1.14"
 
 # To build a release you need to create a tag with the version number
 # (git tag -s gnupg-2.n.m) and run "./autogen.sh --force".  Please
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ VERSION=$PACKAGE_VERSION
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([sm/gpgsm.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
-# Note: For automake 1.13 add the option
-#          serial-tests
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([serial-tests dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AB_INIT