diff --git a/system/devel/autogen/files/allow-guile-2.2.diff b/system/devel/autogen/files/allow-guile-2.2.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a63c3da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/devel/autogen/files/allow-guile-2.2.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+diff --git a/agen5/guile-iface.h b/agen5/guile-iface.h
+index 0aeabb0..6ce3520 100644
+--- a/agen5/guile-iface.h
++++ b/agen5/guile-iface.h
+@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
+ # error AutoGen does not work with this version of Guile
+   choke me.
+ 
+-#elif GUILE_VERSION < 201000
++#else
+ # define AG_SCM_IS_PROC(_p)           scm_is_true( scm_procedure_p(_p))
+ # define AG_SCM_LIST_P(_l)            scm_is_true( scm_list_p(_l))
+ # define AG_SCM_PAIR_P(_p)            scm_is_true( scm_pair_p(_p))
+@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
+ # define AG_SCM_TO_ULONG(_v)          ((unsigned long)scm_to_ulong(_v))
+ # define AG_SCM_VEC_P(_v)             scm_is_vector(_v)
+ 
+-#else
+-# error unknown GUILE_VERSION
+-  choke me.
+ #endif
+ 
+ #endif /* MUTATING_GUILE_IFACE_H_GUARD */
+diff --git a/configure b/configure
+index befe20b..c4254eb 100755
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -14191,7 +14191,7 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
+ 		PKG_CONFIG=""
+ 	fi
+ fi
+-  _guile_versions_to_search="2.0 1.8"
++  _guile_versions_to_search="2.2 2.0 1.8"
+   if test -n "$GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION"; then
+     _guile_tmp=""
+     for v in $_guile_versions_to_search; do
diff --git a/system/devel/autogen/pspec.xml b/system/devel/autogen/pspec.xml
index 0b38aa70..5ddda5f6 100644
--- a/system/devel/autogen/pspec.xml
+++ b/system/devel/autogen/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>app:console</IsA>
         <Summary>The automated text and program generation tool</Summary>
         <Description>autogen is a tool designed to simplify the creation and maintenance of programs that contain large amounts of repetitious text.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="68e83f451ec699116577b0e0042b47393236c115" type="targz">https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autogen/rel5.18.10/autogen-5.18.10.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="fff5c0bf812cb1c65ccb9f56d25f7c77914fa72c" type="targz">https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autogen/rel5.18.12/autogen-5.18.12.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>gc-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gmp-devel</Dependency>
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
             <Dependency>libxml2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>which</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
+        <Patches>
+            <Patch level="1">allow-guile-2.2.diff</Patch>
+<!--             <Patch level="1">x.patch</Patch> -->
+        </Patches>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
@@ -55,6 +59,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="5">
+            <Date>2020-01-03</Date>
+            <Version>5.8.12</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="4">
             <Date>2018-07-20</Date>
             <Version>5.18.10</Version>