diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index 7cb8e89..abed670 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get install emacs26 autoconf
 
-      - name: autoreconf
-        run: autoreconf -i 
+      - name: ./autogen.sh
+        run: ./autogen.sh
 
       - name: ./configure
         run: QMCKL_DEVEL=1 ./configure --enable-silent-rules --enable-maintainer-mode
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
index 674a05b..ca16590 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: install dependencies
       run: sudo apt-get install emacs autoconf
-    - name: autoreconf
-      run: autoreconf -i
+    - name: ./autogen.sh
+      run: ./autogen.sh
     - name: ./configure
       run: QMCKL_DEVEL=1 ./configure --enable-silent-rules --enable-maintainer-mode --enable-debug
     - name: make
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..035e706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+./tools/build_makefile.sh
+autoreconf -i
+echo "To configure in maintainer mode, use:
+$ QMCKL_DEVEL=1 ./configure --enable-silent-rules --enable-maintainer-mode
+"