diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 965d87d6..bee5f803 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure
         run: |
           ./bootstrap.sh
-          ./configure
+          ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           make check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8da056b2..2717046f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/v}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/v}" > .tarball-version
           ./bootstrap.sh
-          ./configure
+          ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode
       - name: Generate release-specific changelog
         run: |
           echo "PRERELEASE=${{ contains(env.VERSION, '-alpha') || contains(env.VERSION, '-beta') || contains(env.VERSION, '-rc') }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6116088c..378031dd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([build-aux])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign tar-pax dist-zstd dist-zip no-dist-gzip color-tests])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AM_CONDITIONAL([IS_SDIST],
                [test ! -e .gitignore])
 
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ QUE_TRANSFORM_PACKAGE_NAME
 # These macros must be run after processing our standalone setup because
 # they all expect the program name transformation setup to be complete.
 QUE_GIT_VERSION
-QUE_DIST_CHECKSUMS
 QUE_SHELL_COMPLETION_DIRS
+AM_COND_IF([MAINTAINER_MODE], [QUE_DIST_CHECKSUMS])
 
 AC_PROG_GREP
 AC_PROG_SED