use ExtUtils::MakeMaker; my $VERSION = '1.9'; my $ABSTRACT = "Please use SOAP::XML::Client instead of this"; WriteMakefile( 'NAME' => 'SOAP::Lite::Simple', 'ABSTRACT' => $ABSTRACT, 'AUTHOR' => 'Leo Lapworth', 'VERSION' => $VERSION, # finds $VERSION 'PREREQ_PM' => { 'SOAP::XML::Client' => 1.9, }, );