diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 93dbde4..7b6e17a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Changes in 1.NNN, released on YYYY-MM-DD:
 * Fix regression when streaming formats other than Ogg (e.g. MP3). From
   zygmund2000 on Github (#30) and Roland Hermans on GitLab (#2271).
 * Fix build issue on OSX. From Mitchell Blank on GitLab (#2270).
+* Update autoconf requirement to 2.69
 
 
 
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 4c47234..a9b491e 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [ ! -f "./$(basename $0)" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-USE_LIBTOOL="$(grep AC_PROG_LIBTOOL ./configure.* 2> /dev/null)"
+USE_LIBTOOL="$(grep ^LT_INIT ./configure.* 2> /dev/null)"
 
 EXTRA=
 if [ -d m4 ]; then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 782d858..47885db 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dnl ## SETUP ###########################################################
 dnl ###########
 
 AC_INIT([ezstream], [1.0.2], [https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/ezstream/issues])
-AC_PREREQ([2.61])
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/ezstream.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([examplesdir],
 esac], [])
 AC_SUBST([EXAMPLES_DIR])
 
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+LT_INIT
 AC_SUBST([LIBTOOL_DEPS])
 
 EZ_CFLAGS=""