diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7b6e8da..236264b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ archive:
   - apt-get update --quiet
   - apt-get install --quiet --assume-yes libsane-dev
   script:
-  - build=$(git describe --match '1.*' | sed 's/.*\.//; s/-.*//');
-    sed -i "/^V_BUILD/s/=.*/=$build/" configure.in;
-    extra=$(git describe --dirty --match '1.*' | sed 's/^[^-]*//');
-    sed -i "/^V_EXTRA/s/=.*/=$extra/" configure.in
-  - autoconf --force
+  - autoreconf -fvi
   - ./configure
   - make dist
   artifacts: