diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c523c876..49d98d49 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2269,8 +2269,6 @@ am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'; am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'
 
 
 
-# Enable silent build rules by default (Automake v1.11 or later).
-# Disable by either passing --disable-silent-rules to configure or passing V=1 to make
 # Check whether --enable-silent-rules was given.
 if test "${enable_silent_rules+set}" = set; then :
   enableval=$enable_silent_rules;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5a77c1b1..21226c91 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ AC_INIT([rufus], [1.5.0], [https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues], [rufus], [h
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wno-portability foreign no-dist no-dependencies])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/rufus.c])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
-# Enable silent build rules by default (Automake v1.11 or later).
-# Disable by either passing --disable-silent-rules to configure or passing V=1 to make
-m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])],
-         [AC_SUBST([AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY], [1])])
+AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.50])
 AC_PROG_CC
diff --git a/res/localization/Makefile.am b/res/localization/Makefile.am
index b824d71c..b105f0eb 100644
--- a/res/localization/Makefile.am
+++ b/res/localization/Makefile.am
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ BUILT_SOURCES = embedded.loc
 noinst_PROGRAMS =
 noinst_EXES =
 
-pkg_v_sed = $(pkg_v_sed_$(V))
-pkg_v_sed_ = $(pkg_v_sed_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
-pkg_v_sed_0 = @echo "  SED    $<";
+AM_V_SED_0 = @echo "  SED    $<";$(SED)
+AM_V_SED_1 = $(SED)
+AM_V_SED_  = $(AM_V_SED_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+AM_V_SED   = $(AM_V_SED_$(V))
 
 embedded.loc: rufus.loc
-	$(pkg_v_sed)$(SED) -f embedded.sed $< > $@
+	$(AM_V_SED) -f embedded.sed $< > $@
 
 clean-local:
 	-rm -rf embedded.loc
diff --git a/res/localization/Makefile.in b/res/localization/Makefile.in
index 0d88144a..e5339ba8 100644
--- a/res/localization/Makefile.in
+++ b/res/localization/Makefile.in
@@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 BUILT_SOURCES = embedded.loc
 noinst_EXES = 
-pkg_v_sed = $(pkg_v_sed_$(V))
-pkg_v_sed_ = $(pkg_v_sed_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
-pkg_v_sed_0 = @echo "  SED    $<";
+AM_V_SED_0 = @echo "  SED    $<";$(SED)
+AM_V_SED_1 = $(SED)
+AM_V_SED_ = $(AM_V_SED_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+AM_V_SED = $(AM_V_SED_$(V))
 all: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) all-am
 
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ uninstall-am:
 all-local: embedded.loc
 
 embedded.loc: rufus.loc
-	$(pkg_v_sed)$(SED) -f embedded.sed $< > $@
+	$(AM_V_SED) -f embedded.sed $< > $@
 
 clean-local:
 	-rm -rf embedded.loc
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 39ff50c7..ec6f107c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ SUBDIRS = ms-sys syslinux/libfat syslinux/libinstaller libcdio/iso9660 libcdio/u
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = rufus
 
-pkg_v_rc = $(pkg_v_rc_$(V))
-pkg_v_rc_ = $(pkg_v_rc_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
-pkg_v_rc_0 = @echo "  RC     $@";
+AM_V_WINDRES_0 = @echo "  RC     $@";$(WINDRES)
+AM_V_WINDRES_1 = $(WINDRES)
+AM_V_WINDRES_  = $(AM_V_WINDRES_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+AM_V_WINDRES   = $(AM_V_WINDRES_$(V))
 
 %_rc.o: %.rc ../res/localization/embedded.loc
-	$(pkg_v_rc)$(WINDRES) $(AM_RCFLAGS) -i $< -o $@
+	$(AM_V_WINDRES) $(AM_RCFLAGS) -i $< -o $@
 
 rufus_SOURCES = drive.c icon.c parser.c localization.c iso.c net.c dos.c dos_locale.c badblocks.c syslinux.c usb.c vhd.c format.c smart.c stdio.c stdfn.c stdlg.c rufus.c
 rufus_CFLAGS = -I./ms-sys/inc -I./syslinux/libfat -I./syslinux/libinstaller -I./libcdio $(AM_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index dda0c84a..e091192b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 SUBDIRS = ms-sys syslinux/libfat syslinux/libinstaller libcdio/iso9660 libcdio/udf libcdio/driver ../res/localization
-pkg_v_rc = $(pkg_v_rc_$(V))
-pkg_v_rc_ = $(pkg_v_rc_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
-pkg_v_rc_0 = @echo "  RC     $@";
+AM_V_WINDRES_0 = @echo "  RC     $@";$(WINDRES)
+AM_V_WINDRES_1 = $(WINDRES)
+AM_V_WINDRES_ = $(AM_V_WINDRES_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
+AM_V_WINDRES = $(AM_V_WINDRES_$(V))
 rufus_SOURCES = drive.c icon.c parser.c localization.c iso.c net.c dos.c dos_locale.c badblocks.c syslinux.c usb.c vhd.c format.c smart.c stdio.c stdfn.c stdlg.c rufus.c
 rufus_CFLAGS = -I./ms-sys/inc -I./syslinux/libfat -I./syslinux/libinstaller -I./libcdio $(AM_CFLAGS)
 rufus_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -mwindows
@@ -642,7 +643,7 @@ uninstall-am:
 
 
 %_rc.o: %.rc ../res/localization/embedded.loc
-	$(pkg_v_rc)$(WINDRES) $(AM_RCFLAGS) -i $< -o $@
+	$(AM_V_WINDRES) $(AM_RCFLAGS) -i $< -o $@
 
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
diff --git a/src/rufus.rc b/src/rufus.rc
index 8a01568f..f3a17d46 100644
--- a/src/rufus.rc
+++ b/src/rufus.rc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 
 IDD_DIALOG DIALOGEX 12, 12, 227, 329
 STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_CENTER | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
-CAPTION "Rufus 1.5.0.539"
+CAPTION "Rufus 1.5.0.540"
 FONT 8, "Segoe UI", 400, 0, 0x1
 BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "Start",IDC_START,113,291,50,14
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ END
 
 IDD_DIALOG_XP DIALOGEX 12, 12, 227, 329
 STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_CENTER | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
-CAPTION "Rufus 1.5.0.539"
+CAPTION "Rufus 1.5.0.540"
 FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 400, 0, 0x1
 BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "Start",IDC_START,113,291,50,14
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ END
 IDD_DIALOG_RTL DIALOGEX 12, 12, 227, 329
 STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_CENTER | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
 EXSTYLE WS_EX_RTLREADING | WS_EX_APPWINDOW | WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL
-CAPTION "Rufus 1.5.0.539"
+CAPTION "Rufus 1.5.0.540"
 FONT 8, "Segoe UI", 400, 0, 0x1
 BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "Start",IDC_START,113,291,50,14
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ END
 IDD_DIALOG_RTL_XP DIALOGEX 12, 12, 227, 329
 STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_CENTER | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
 EXSTYLE WS_EX_RTLREADING | WS_EX_APPWINDOW | WS_EX_LAYOUTRTL
-CAPTION "Rufus 1.5.0.539"
+CAPTION "Rufus 1.5.0.540"
 FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 400, 0, 0x1
 BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "Start",IDC_START,113,291,50,14
@@ -699,8 +699,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,5,0,539
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,5,0,539
+ FILEVERSION 1,5,0,540
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,5,0,540
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -717,13 +717,13 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Akeo Consulting (http://akeo.ie)"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.5.0.539"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.5.0.540"
             VALUE "InternalName", "Rufus"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2011-2014 Pete Batard (GPL v3)"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "rufus.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.5.0.539"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.5.0.540"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"