diff --git a/Makefile.global.in b/Makefile.global.in
index 79e32e9d..46f3efee 100644
--- a/Makefile.global.in
+++ b/Makefile.global.in
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ ifeq ($(vpath_build),yes)
 	VPATH := $(repmgr_abs_srcdir)/$(repmgr_subdir)
 	USE_VPATH :=$(VPATH)
 endif
+
+SED=@SED@
+
 GIT_WORK_TREE=${repmgr_abs_srcdir}
 GIT_DIR=${repmgr_abs_srcdir}/.git
 export GIT_DIR
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 70df4036..dcdc704c 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ REPMGRD_OBJS = repmgrd.o repmgrd-physical.o repmgrd-bdr.o configfile.o log.o dbu
 DATE=$(shell date "+%Y-%m-%d")
 
 repmgr_version.h: repmgr_version.h.in
-	sed '0,/REPMGR_VERSION_DATE/s,\(REPMGR_VERSION_DATE\).*,\1 "$(DATE)",' $< >$@
+	$(SED) '0,/REPMGR_VERSION_DATE/s,\(REPMGR_VERSION_DATE\).*,\1 "$(DATE)",' $< >$@
 
 $(REPMGR_CLIENT_OBJS): repmgr-client.h repmgr_version.h
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 760ceb6a..eddc34b0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -589,6 +589,9 @@ PACKAGE_URL='https://repmgr.org/'
 
 ac_subst_vars='LTLIBOBJS
 LIBOBJS
+HAVE_SED
+HAVE_GSED
+HAVE_GNUSED
 vpath_build
 SED
 PG_CONFIG
@@ -1847,6 +1850,133 @@ else
 fi
 
 
+# Extract the first word of "gnused", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy gnused; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GNUSED+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$HAVE_GNUSED"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GNUSED="$HAVE_GNUSED" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GNUSED="yes"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+  test -z "$ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GNUSED" && ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GNUSED="no"
+fi
+fi
+HAVE_GNUSED=$ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GNUSED
+if test -n "$HAVE_GNUSED"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $HAVE_GNUSED" >&5
+$as_echo "$HAVE_GNUSED" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+# Extract the first word of "gsed", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy gsed; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GSED+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$HAVE_GSED"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GSED="$HAVE_GSED" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GSED="yes"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+  test -z "$ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GSED" && ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GSED="no"
+fi
+fi
+HAVE_GSED=$ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GSED
+if test -n "$HAVE_GSED"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $HAVE_GSED" >&5
+$as_echo "$HAVE_GSED" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+# Extract the first word of "sed", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy sed; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_HAVE_SED+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$HAVE_SED"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_HAVE_SED="$HAVE_SED" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_HAVE_SED="yes"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+  test -z "$ac_cv_prog_HAVE_SED" && ac_cv_prog_HAVE_SED="no"
+fi
+fi
+HAVE_SED=$ac_cv_prog_HAVE_SED
+if test -n "$HAVE_SED"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $HAVE_SED" >&5
+$as_echo "$HAVE_SED" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+
+if test "$HAVE_GNUSED" = yes; then
+ SED=gnused
+else
+ if test "$HAVE_GSED" = yes; then
+  SED=gsed
+ else
+  SED=sed
+ fi
+fi
+
+
+
 ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile"
 
 ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile.global"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 330bf0b3..17062adf 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(vpath_build)
 
+AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_GNUSED,gnused,yes,no)
+AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_GSED,gsed,yes,no)
+AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_SED,sed,yes,no)
+
+if test "$HAVE_GNUSED" = yes; then
+ SED=gnused
+else
+ if test "$HAVE_GSED" = yes; then
+  SED=gsed
+ else
+  SED=sed
+ fi
+fi
+AC_SUBST(SED)
+
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile.global])
 AC_OUTPUT