diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 31fd831..243d495 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 1.4.1
+
+* Fix build with automake-1.12
+
 Version 1.4.0
 
 * See git history for changes.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9f36932..b0ac945 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-AC_INIT([cuetools], [1.4.0], [svend@ciffer.net])
+AC_INIT([cuetools], [1.4.1], [svend@ciffer.net])
+m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign])
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL