diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a3ea6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+*.o
+*.lo
+*.la
+*.exe
+*.pc
+.auto
+.libs
+.deps
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+aclocal.m4
+autom4te.cache
+config.h.in
+config.h
+config.log
+config.status
+configure
+libtool
+stamp-*
+*-stamp
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8c98537..4e9e47b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 # $Id: configure.ac 98 2006-09-22 16:27:37Z sam $
 
 AC_INIT(zzuf, 0.10)
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.auto)
+AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-define tar-ustar])
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
-AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/zzuf.c)
-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(autotools)
-AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
-
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(zzuf, 0.10)
-AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_PROG_CPP
diff --git a/src/zzuf.c b/src/zzuf.c
index 72ca254..26a7155 100644
--- a/src/zzuf.c
+++ b/src/zzuf.c
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ static void *get_entry(char const *name)
 
 static void version(void)
 {
-    printf("zzuf %s\n", VERSION);
+    printf("zzuf %s\n", PACKAGE_VERSION);
     printf("Copyright (C) 2002, 2007 Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>\n");
     printf("This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the\n");
     printf("terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License, Version 2\n");