diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
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+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 * C compiler that supports the c99 standard. (gcc or clang)
 * make
 * autoconf
-* automake
+* automake (1.14.0 or up)
 * Dev packages of the external libraries
 
 ### External libraries
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
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--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Specify automake version.
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS  = 1.14.0
 
 ##
 # Rofi the program