--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 AC_SUBST([HAVE_PYMOD_UNITTEST])
 AC_SUBST([PYTHON_VERSION])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.10])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.24])
 AC_PATH_PROG([CHEETAH], [cheetah], [/usr/bin/cheetah])
 
 # Checking for pyflakes