diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a782250..813f4a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ libdvdread-svn1188.tar.bz2
 /libdvdread-svn1226.tar.bz2
 /libdvdread-4.2.0.tar.bz2
 /libdvdread-4.2.1.tar.xz
+/libdvdread-4.9.9.tar.xz
diff --git a/libdvdread-multilib.patch b/libdvdread-multilib.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b5bef38..0000000
--- a/libdvdread-multilib.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-diff -up libdvdread-4.1.4/Makefile.multilib libdvdread-4.1.4/Makefile
---- libdvdread-4.1.4/Makefile.multilib	2008-12-31 09:43:03.000000000 +0100
-+++ libdvdread-4.1.4/Makefile	2009-09-27 00:41:34.000000000 +0200
-@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ distclean: clean
- dvdread-config: $(.OBJDIR)/dvdread-config
- $(.OBJDIR)/dvdread-config: $(BUILDDEPS)
- 	@echo '#!/bin/sh' > $(.OBJDIR)/dvdread-config
--	@echo 'prefix='$(PREFIX) >> $(.OBJDIR)/dvdread-config
--	@echo 'libdir='$(shlibdir) >> $(.OBJDIR)/dvdread-config
--	@echo 'version='$(SHLIB_VERSION) >> $(.OBJDIR)/dvdread-config
- 	@echo >> $(.OBJDIR)/dvdread-config
- 	cat $(SRC_PATH_BARE)/misc/dvdread-config.sh >> $(.OBJDIR)/dvdread-config
- 	chmod 0755 $(.OBJDIR)/dvdread-config
-diff -up libdvdread-4.1.4/misc/dvdread-config.sh.multilib libdvdread-4.1.4/misc/dvdread-config.sh
---- libdvdread-4.1.4/misc/dvdread-config.sh.multilib	2008-09-23 11:14:45.000000000 +0200
-+++ libdvdread-4.1.4/misc/dvdread-config.sh	2009-09-27 00:39:39.000000000 +0200
-@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
--dvdreadlib="-ldvdread"
- 
- usage()
- {
-@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
-       echo_prefix=yes
-       ;;
-     --version)
--      echo $version
-+      echo `pkg-config --modversion dvdread`
-       ;;
-     --cflags)
-       echo_cflags=yes
-@@ -44,13 +43,13 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
- done
- 
- if test "$echo_prefix" = "yes"; then
--        echo $prefix
-+        echo `pkg-config --variable=prefix dvdread`
- fi
- 
- if test "$echo_cflags" = "yes"; then
--      echo -I$prefix/include $extracflags
-+      echo `pkg-config --cflags dvdread`
- fi
- 
- if test "$echo_libs" = "yes"; then
--      echo -L$libdir $dvdreadlib
-+      echo `pkg-config --libs dvdread`
- fi
diff --git a/libdvdread.spec b/libdvdread.spec
index 5c08786..ebf21b1 100644
--- a/libdvdread.spec
+++ b/libdvdread.spec
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 Name:           libdvdread
-Version:        4.2.1
+Version:        4.9.9
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        A library for reading DVD video discs based on Ogle code
 License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://dvdnav.mplayerhq.hu/
 Source0:        http://dvdnav.mplayerhq.hu/releases/libdvdread-%{version}.tar.xz
-# dvdread-config: use pkg-config instead of hard-coded 
-# multilib-conflicting values
-Patch1:         %{name}-multilib.patch
 Provides:       bundled(md5-gcc)
 
 %description
@@ -27,22 +24,15 @@ This package contains development files for libdvdread.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch1 -p1 -b .multilib
 
 %build
-./configure2 \
- --disable-opts \
- --disable-static \
- --disable-strip \
- --extra-cflags="%{optflags}" \
- --libdir=%{_libdir} \
- --prefix=%{_prefix} \
- --shlibdir=%{_libdir} \
+%configure --disable-static
 
 %{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 %{__make} install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
+rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libdvdread.la
 
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
@@ -50,18 +40,23 @@ This package contains development files for libdvdread.
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%doc AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog README
+%doc AUTHORS COPYING NEWS README
 %{_libdir}/libdvdread.so.*
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%doc DEVELOPMENT-POLICY.txt TODO
-%{_bindir}/dvdread-config
+%doc ChangeLog TODO
 %{_includedir}/dvdread
 %{_libdir}/libdvdread.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/dvdread.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 10 2014 Dominik Mierzejewski <rpm@greysector.net> 4.9.9-1
+- update to 4.9.9 release
+- drop obsolete patch
+- switch to autotools configure
+- fix bogus date in changelog
+
 * Thu Dec 19 2013 Dominik Mierzejewski <rpm@greysector.net> 4.2.1-1
 - updated to 4.2.1 release
 - drop obsolete/redundant specfile elements
@@ -125,7 +120,7 @@ This package contains development files for libdvdread.
 - rebuild for BuildID
 - update license tag
 
-* Wed Nov 26 2006 Dominik Mierzejewski <rpm@greysector.net> 0.9.7-2
+* Sun Nov 26 2006 Dominik Mierzejewski <rpm@greysector.net> 0.9.7-2
 - Rebuild.
 
 * Fri Oct  6 2006 Dams <anvil[AT]livna.org> - 0.9.7-1
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 1539e38..99a017e 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-68cf65b46478ff894be6e91d97dae41a  libdvdread-4.2.1.tar.xz
+1aa8ad88e462791a8e77d628a63ee788  libdvdread-4.9.9.tar.xz