diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 5fc3d1bd57..8b4896024b 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ test "$automake_version" != "" && {
 }
 
 case $automake_version in
-    *' '1.[8-9]*|*' '1.1[01]*)
+    *' '1.[8-9]*|*' '1.1[012]*)
 	;;
     *)
 
 	echo "This automake version is not supported by LyX."
-	echo "LyX only supports automake 1.8 to 1.11."
+	echo "LyX only supports automake 1.8 to 1.12."
 	exit 1
 	;;
 esac
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ test "$autoversion" != "" && {
 
 
 case $autoversion in
-    *' '2.59[cd]|*' '2.60[ab]|*' '2.6[0-8])
+    *' '2.59[cd]|*' '2.60[ab]|*' '2.6[0-9])
 	;;
     *)
 	echo "This autoconf version is not supported by LyX."
-	echo "LyX only supports autoconf 2.59c-2.68."
+	echo "LyX only supports autoconf 2.59c-2.69."
 	exit 1
 	;;
 esac