diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index e5f1ac593..5dfcdf205 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ else
     intltoolize --copy --force --automake
     "$LIBTOOLIZE" -c --force --ltdl
     run_versioned aclocal "$VERSION" -I m4
-    run_versioned autoconf 2.59 -Wall
-    run_versioned autoheader 2.59
+    run_versioned autoconf 2.62 -Wall
+    run_versioned autoheader 2.62
     run_versioned automake "$VERSION" --copy --foreign --add-missing
 
     if test "x$NOCONFIGURE" = "x"; then