--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 AC_PATH_PROG(POTRACE, potrace, none)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON)
 
-export VERSION="1.2.19"
+export VERSION="1.2.20"
 
 AC_SUBST(VERSION)
 AC_SUBST(EXEEXT)
--- a/GNUmakefile.in
+++ b/GNUmakefile.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 compile: mftrace gf2pbm
 
 version.texi: GNUmakefile
-	echo -e '@macro mftversion\n$(VERSION)\n@end macro\n' > $@
+	printf '@macro mftversion\n$(VERSION)\n@end macro\n' > $@
 
 README.txt: README.texi version.texi
 	makeinfo --no-split --no-headers --output $@  $<
