diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9d8bfd5..0647d9b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ GNU diffutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
   when comparing files in a mutating file system.
   [bug present since "the beginning"]
 
+** Release
+
+  distribute gzip-compressed tarballs once again
+
 
 * Noteworthy changes in release 3.10 (2023-05-21) [stable]
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a427e3f..268ff7a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/diff.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-xz no-dist-gzip subdir-objects
-                       color-tests parallel-tests])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-xz subdir-objects color-tests parallel-tests])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes]) # make --enable-silent-rules the default.
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([lib/config.h:lib/config.hin])