diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 741a1b69..7d1d02e1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ install-dev:
 
 # Target to run when building a release
 release: distcheck
-	@for file in $(DIST_ARCHIVES); do	\
-		md5sum $$file > ../$$file.md5;	\
+	@for file in $(DIST_ARCHIVES); do		\
+		md5sum $$file > ../$$file.md5;		\
+		sha256sum $$file > ../$$file.sha256;	\
 	done
 	@mv $(DIST_ARCHIVES) ../
 	@echo
@@ -25,5 +26,6 @@ release: distcheck
 	@echo "================================================================="
 	@for file in $(DIST_ARCHIVES); do					\
 		printf "$$file    \tDistribution tarball\n";			\
-		printf "$$file.md5\t"; cat ../$$file.md5 | cut -f1 -d' ';	\
+		printf "$$file.md5\t";    cat ../$$file.md5    | cut -f1 -d' ';	\
+		printf "$$file.sha256\t"; cat ../$$file.sha256 | cut -f1 -d' ';	\
 	done
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d3c59a62..293073f4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-AC_INIT(Finit, 3.2-rc3, https://github.com/troglobit/finit/issues, finit, https://troglobit.com/finit.html)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign no-dist-gzip dist-xz subdir-objects])
+AC_INIT(Finit, 4.0-beta1, https://github.com/troglobit/finit/issues, finit, https://troglobit.com/finit.html)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign subdir-objects])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/finit.c])