diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c8b4bc477..b63720855 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ jobs:
   - dist: focal
     env:
     - MAKEFILE_TARGETS="distcheck"
-    - AUTOCONF_VER=2.71
+    - AUTOCONF_VER=2.72
     - AUTOMAKE_VER=1.16.5
     - LIBTOOL_VER=2.4.7
     - M4_VER=1.4.19