diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu_16.04.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu_16.04.yml
index 22ddf0a..de9da1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu_16.04.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu_16.04.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: installing system dependencies
       run: sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config automake libncurses5-dev autotools-dev libparted-dev dmidecode clang-format-5.0
     - name: creating autoconf files
-      run: ./init.sh
+      run: ./autogen.sh
     - name: configuring
       run: ./configure CFLAGS='-O0 -g -Wall -Wextra'
     - name: compiling
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu_latest.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu_latest.yml
index 740219a..e42108a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu_latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_ubuntu_latest.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: installing system dependencies
       run: sudo apt-get install -y build-essential pkg-config automake libncurses5-dev autotools-dev libparted-dev dmidecode clang-format-5.0
     - name: creating autoconf files
-      run: ./init.sh
+      run: ./autogen.sh
     - name: configuring
       run: ./configure CFLAGS='-O0 -g -Wall -Wextra'
     - name: compiling
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aefbb87..e202c4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ For a development setup, see [the hacking section below](#Hacking).
 
 First create all the autoconf files:
 ```
-./init.sh
+./autogen.sh
 ```
 
 Then compile & install using the following standard commands:
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ sudo apt install build-essential pkg-config automake libncurses5-dev autotools-d
 rm -rf nwipe
 git clone https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe.git
 cd "nwipe"
-./init.sh
+./autogen.sh
 ./configure
 make
 cd "src"
diff --git a/init.sh b/autogen.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from init.sh
rename to autogen.sh