diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bdc595e..fd7f54d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ Set up the latest or a specific version of [Keepalived](http://www.keepalived.or
 
 #### Requirements
 
-- `git-core` (will be installed)
-- `build-essential` (will be installed)
-- `automake` (will be installed)
-- `pkg-config` (will be installed)
-- `libssl-dev` (will be installed)
+* `git-core` (will be installed)
+* `build-essential` (will be installed)
+* `automake` (will be installed)
+* `libtool` (will be installed)
+* `pkg-config` (will be installed)
+* `libssl-dev` (will be installed)
 
 #### Variables
 
-* `keepalived_version`: [default: `v1.4.0`]: Keepalived version to install
+* `keepalived_version`: [default: `v1.4.1`]: Keepalived version to install
 
 * `keepalived_install`: [default: `[]`]: Additional packages to install (e.g. `['libnl-3-dev', 'libnl-genl-3-dev', 'libnl-route-3-dev', 'libnfnetlink-dev']`)
 * `keepalived_configure_options`: [default: `[]`]: Options to pass to `./configure`
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 15fcbd6..6f34ccb 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # defaults file for keepalived
 ---
-keepalived_version: v1.4.0
+keepalived_version: v1.4.1
 keepalived_install: []
 keepalived_configure_options: []
 keepalived_options: []
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 9e9c522..9c6b9ee 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ keepalived_dependencies:
   - git-core
   - build-essential
   - automake
+  - libtool
   - pkg-config
   - libssl-dev