--- configure.ac.orig	2020-09-26 17:58:09 UTC
+++ configure.ac
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$with_tools" != "xno"], [
 # ============
 # mdds support
 # ============
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([MDDS],[mdds-1.5 >= 1.4.99])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([MDDS],[mdds-1.7 >= 1.4.99])
 CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $MDDS_CFLAGS"
 
 # =================