diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 274017c85..9fec53d97 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_REVISION($Revision$)
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
-AC_INIT(heimdal, 0.4f, heimdal-bugs@pdc.kth.se)
+AC_INIT(heimdal, --help, heimdal-bugs@pdc.kth.se)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(include/config.h)
 
 dnl Checks for programs.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_CC_STDC
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(heimdal,0.4f)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(heimdal,--help)
 
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr/heimdal)