diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9c07c55702..02fb373f03 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -25,20 +25,12 @@ dnl When making releases do:
 dnl
 dnl WX_RELEASE_NUMBER += 1
 dnl
-dnl ..and update WX_CURRENT, WX_RELEASE and WX_AGE according to the
-dnl following rules:
-dnl
-dnl    If any changes have been made to the public interface, that is if any
-dnl    exported class, method, global or global type has been added, removed
-dnl    or changed in any way, then do:  WX_CURRENT += 1
-dnl
-dnl    If source changes have been made that *do not* alter the public
-dnl    interface then do:  WX_REVISION += 1
-dnl    If WX_CURRENT was incremented (as above) instead do:  WX_REVISION = 0
-dnl
-dnl    If any public interface was added, do:  WX_AGE += 1
-dnl    If any public interface was removed (or altered in a way effectively
-dnl    removing the previous definition), instead do:  WX_AGE = 0
+dnl In case of backwards incompatible change (shouldn't happen
+dnl but if it does, do change the soname here to avoid run-time
+dnl problems!), do WX_CURRENT++; WX_REVISION = WX_AGE = 0. Otherwise
+dnl (i.e. normal case), WX_CURRENT should be left unchanged, but you
+dnl should do WX_REVISION++ and, if any public methods were added to
+dnl the library, also WX_AGE++.
 dnl
 dnl When the major or minor version numbers are incremented, all the above
 dnl variables should be reset to 0.