diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2613e80..02ad959 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
 
 # Initialize Automake
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-bzip2])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-xz])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 # Initialize libtool