diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 65847a608c..786013986e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-03-07  Ettore Perazzoli  <ettore@ximian.com>
+
+	* configure.in: Require GAL 0.5.99.6 or later.
+
 2001-03-07  Kjartan Maraas  <kmaraas@gnome.org>
 
 	* shell/main: /* xgettext:no-c-format */ before the welcome
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index db616d43fe..255e14c223 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ fi
 dnl ******************************
 dnl Gnome App Lib checking
 dnl ******************************
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Gnome App libraries (GAL) >= 0.5.99.4)
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Gnome App libraries (GAL) >= 0.5.99.6)
 if gnome-config --libs gal > /dev/null 2>&1; then 
     vers=`gnome-config --modversion gal | sed -e "s/gal-//" -e 's/cvs$//' -e 's/pre$//' | \
         awk 'BEGIN { FS = "."; } { print $1 * 1000000 + $2 * 10000 + $3 * 100 + $4;}'`