diff --git a/devel/cligen/Makefile b/devel/cligen/Makefile
index 79896d810d0c..c7e283a03963 100644
--- a/devel/cligen/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cligen/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 PORTNAME=	cligen
-PORTVERSION=	6.3.0
+PORTVERSION=	6.4.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	dave@dogwood.com
 COMMENT=	Command-line interface generator
 WWW=		https://cligen.se/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
-USES=		bison:alias compiler:c11 gmake
+USES=		autoreconf bison:alias compiler:c11 gmake
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	clicon
 
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 PLIST_SUB=	LIBMAJORVERSION=${PORTVERSION:R:R} \
 		LIBVERSION=${PORTVERSION:R}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/cligen/distinfo b/devel/cligen/distinfo
index f188ad73aff8..30af2bd3e8b9 100644
--- a/devel/cligen/distinfo
+++ b/devel/cligen/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1695663901
-SHA256 (clicon-cligen-6.3.0_GH0.tar.gz) = a7afbd8c66e52377d5096efad2bbe7e3f6d6cbb13eef4159bddacecba25cc700
-SIZE (clicon-cligen-6.3.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 814625
+TIMESTAMP = 1696257068
+SHA256 (clicon-cligen-6.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = d12c43c2e1ac2c4c564b2e41cdc9902b540dd18a263af1dc4a6ed47cd08e102c
+SIZE (clicon-cligen-6.4.0_GH0.tar.gz) = 815756