diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2bd386fe..ba634f51 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # ncmpcpp-0.10.1 (2024-??-??)
 * Fix compilation with `libc++`.
+* Remove `autogen.sh` in favour of `autoreconf`.
 
 # ncmpcpp-0.10 (2024-09-03)
 * Add the configuration option `mpd_password`.
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index cf1d5c6c..bb8c71ba 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The simplest way to compile this package is:
   For the next two commands, `csh' users will need to prefix them with
   `sh '.
 
-  2. Run `./autogen.sh' to generate the `configure' script.
+  2. Run `autoreconf -fiv' to generate the `configure' script.
 
   3. Run `./configure' to configure the package for your system.  This
      will take a while.  While running, it prints some messages
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c174748e..bcd14e9f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The simplest way to compile this package is:
   For the next two commands, `csh` users will need to prefix them with
   `sh `.
 
-  2. Run `./autogen.sh` to generate the `configure` script.
+  2. Run `autoreconf -fiv` to generate the `configure` script.
 
   3. Run `./configure` to configure the package for your system.  This
      will take a while.  While running, it prints some messages
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 48c9878b..00000000
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Run this to set up the build system: configure, makefiles, etc.
-# (at one point this was based on the version in enlightenment's cvs)
-
-package="ncmpcpp"
-
-olddir="`pwd`"
-srcdir="`dirname $0`"
-test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
-cd "$srcdir"
-DIE=
-AM_VERSIONGREP="sed -e s/.*[^0-9\.]\([0-9]\.[0-9]\).*/\1/"
-AC_VERSIONGREP="sed -e s/.*[^0-9\.]\([0-9]\.[0-9][0-9]\).*/\1/"
-VERSIONMKINT="sed -e s/[^0-9]//"
-if test -n "$AM_FORCE_VERSION"
-then
-	AM_VERSIONS="$AM_FORCE_VERSION"
-else
-	AM_VERSIONS='1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9'
-fi
-if test -n "$AC_FORCE_VERSION"
-then
-	AC_VERSIONS="$AC_FORCE_VERSION"
-else
-	AC_VERSIONS='2.58 2.59'
-fi
-
-versioned_bins ()
-{
-	bin="$1"
-	needed_int=`echo $VERNEEDED | $VERSIONMKINT`
-	for i in $VERSIONS
-	do
-		i_int=`echo $i | $VERSIONMKINT`
-		if test $i_int -ge $needed_int
-		then
-			echo $bin-$i $bin$i $bin-$i_int $bin$i_int
-		fi
-	done
-	echo $bin
-}
-
-for c in autoconf autoheader automake aclocal
-do
-	uc=`echo $c | tr a-z A-Z`
-	eval "val=`echo '$'$uc`"
-	if test -n "$val"
-	then
-		echo "$uc=$val in environment, will not attempt to auto-detect"
-		continue
-	fi
-
-	case "$c" in
-	autoconf|autoheader)
-		VERNEEDED=`fgrep AC_PREREQ configure.ac | $AC_VERSIONGREP`
-		VERSIONS="$AC_VERSIONS"
-		pkg=autoconf
-		;;
-	automake|aclocal)
-		VERNEEDED=`fgrep AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS Makefile.am | $AM_VERSIONGREP`
-		VERSIONS="$AM_VERSIONS"
-		pkg=automake
-		;;
-	esac
-	printf "checking for $c ... "
-	for x in `versioned_bins $c`; do
-		($x --version < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1) > /dev/null 2>&1
-		if test $? -eq 0
-		then
-			echo $x
-			eval $uc=$x
-			break
-		fi
-	done
-	eval "val=`echo '$'$uc`"
-	if test -z "$val"
-	then
-		if test $c = $pkg
-		then
-			DIE="$DIE $c=$VERNEEDED"
-		else
-			DIE="$DIE $c($pkg)=$VERNEEDED"
-		fi
-	fi
-done
-
-if test -n "$LIBTOOLIZE"
-then
-	echo "LIBTOOLIZE=$LIBTOOLIZE in environment," \
-			"will not attempt to auto-detect"
-else
-	printf "checking for libtoolize ... "
-	for x in libtoolize glibtoolize
-	do
-		($x --version < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1) > /dev/null 2>&1
-		if test $? -eq 0
-		then
-			echo $x
-			LIBTOOLIZE=$x
-			break
-		fi
-	done
-fi
-
-if test -z "$LIBTOOLIZE"
-then
-	DIE="$DIE libtoolize(libtool)"
-fi
-
-if test -n "$DIE"
-then
-	echo "You must have the following installed to compile $package:"
-	for i in $DIE
-	do
-		printf '  '
-		echo $i | sed -e 's/(/ (from /' -e 's/=\(.*\)/ (>= \1)/'
-	done
-	echo "Download the appropriate package(s) for your system,"
-	echo "or get the source from one of the GNU ftp sites"
-	echo "listed in http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html"
-        exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Generating configuration files for $package, please wait...."
-
-ACLOCAL_FLAGS="$ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
-
-# /usr/share/aclocal is most likely included by default, already...
-ac_local_paths='
-/usr/local/share/aclocal
-/sw/share/aclocal
-/usr/pkg/share/aclocal
-/opt/share/aclocal
-/usr/gnu/share/aclocal
-'
-
-for i in $ac_local_paths; do
-	if test -d "$i"; then
-		ACLOCAL_FLAGS="$ACLOCAL_FLAGS -I $i"
-		# we probably only want one of these...
-		break
-	fi
-done
-
-echo "  $ACLOCAL $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
-$ACLOCAL $ACLOCAL_FLAGS || exit 1
-
-echo "  $AUTOHEADER"
-$AUTOHEADER || exit 1
-
-echo "  $LIBTOOLIZE --automake"
-$LIBTOOLIZE --automake || exit 1
-
-echo "  $AUTOMAKE --add-missing $AUTOMAKE_FLAGS"
-$AUTOMAKE --add-missing $AUTOMAKE_FLAGS || exit 1
-
-echo "  $AUTOCONF"
-$AUTOCONF || exit 1