diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 26d44a1..9f43495 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+- 2024-Sep-03
+    * Libspiro Version 20240902 (1.5.0)
+    * Downgraded configure.ac AC_PREREQ(2.70) to 2.69 for ELN distros.
+
 - 2024-Sep-02
     * Libspiro Version 20240902 (1.4.0)
     * Bugfix - seen in fontforge issue 5209. Reverted code to remove
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c5c5cdf..55d59cd 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = bezctx.md README-RaphLevien README.md README-GeorgeWilliams    \
 	java/SpiroCanvas.java java/SpiroCP.java java/SpiroGeneralPath.java  \
 	java/SpiroPointType.java m4/ax_check_compile_flag.m4 path5.png      \
 	path6.png libspiro.3
+nodist_EXTRA_DATA = .git .github
 
 include_HEADERS = bezctx.h spiro.h spiroentrypoints.h
 man_MANS = libspiro.3
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 06b8481..e60aa2e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- Autoconf -*-
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2013...2020 by Joe Da Silva
+# Copyright (C) 2013...2024 by Joe Da Silva
 
-AC_PREREQ([2.70])
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 #-------------------------------------------
 # PackageTimestamp version
-m4_define([spiro_package_stamp], [20240902])
+m4_define([spiro_package_stamp], [20240903])
 #-------------------------------------------
 # Making point releases:
 #   spiro_major_version += 0;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ m4_define([spiro_package_stamp], [20240902])
 #   spiro_minor_version = 0;
 #
 m4_define([spiro_major_version], [1])
-m4_define([spiro_minor_version], [4])
+m4_define([spiro_minor_version], [5])
 m4_define([spiro_version],[spiro_major_version.spiro_minor_version])
 
 #-------------------------------------------
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ m4_define([spiro_version],[spiro_major_version.spiro_minor_version])
 #  spiro_age = 0
 #
 m4_define([spiro_current], [1])
-m4_define([spiro_revision],[4])
+m4_define([spiro_revision],[5])
 m4_define([spiro_age],     [0])
 m4_define([spiro_libver],[spiro_current:spiro_revision:spiro_age])