diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c8609fcd..a620aa17 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-09-04  Marcus Brinkmann  <marcus@g10code.de>
+
+	* autogen.sh (autoconf_vers): Bump up to 2.53 to get the @&t@
+	quadrigraph.  Always cutting the edge!
+
 2002-09-02  Marcus Brinkmann  <marcus@g10code.de>
 
 	* configure.ac: Create and substitute LTLIBOBJS.
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index d7da76db..be6c3521 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 PGM=GPGME
 lib_config_files=""
-autoconf_vers=2.52
+autoconf_vers=2.53
 automake_vers=1.5
 aclocal_vers=1.5
 libtool_vers=1.4