diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index cbc26aa2f1e..3a0af02b952 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ check_for_app() {
 uname -s | grep -q FreeBSD
 if [ $? = 0 ]
 then
-	check_for_app autoconf259
-	check_for_app autoheader259
+	check_for_app autoconf260
+	check_for_app autoheader260
 	check_for_app automake19
 	check_for_app aclocal19
 	echo "Generating the configure script ..."
 	aclocal19 2>/dev/null
-	autoconf259
-	autoheader259
+	autoconf260
+	autoheader260
 	automake19 --add-missing --copy 2>/dev/null
 else
-	AUTOCONF_VERSION=2.59
+	AUTOCONF_VERSION=2.60
 	AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.9
 	export AUTOCONF_VERSION
 	export AUTOMAKE_VERSION
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c166c081b6c..c632287a3a1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_PREREQ(2.59)
+AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
 m4_define([PBX_VERSION],
           m4_bpatsubst(m4_esyscmd([build_tools/make_version .]),