diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 0126529e..ca88eb3e 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Revision history for {{$dist->name}}
 
 {{$NEXT}}
   - Added CPU arch detection support for illumos (Marcel Telka++ gh#427)
+  - Add Alien::Build::Meta->has_requires (gh#431)
+  - Fix false warning in Download::Negotiate by detecting Download::GitHub (gh#431)
 
 2.84      2024-10-28 18:51:39 -0600
   - Added is_system_install and is_share_install methods to
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1879325c..a61f5fe1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -991,6 +991,15 @@ Add the requirement to the given phase.  Phase should be one of:
 - share
 - system
 
+## has\_requires
+
+```
+if (Alien::Build->meta->has_requires($phase, $module_pat, ...)) {...}
+```
+
+Tests to see if the given phase has any of the given substrings as
+a requirement. Phase as ["add\_requires"](#add_requires).
+
 ## interpolator
 
 ```perl
diff --git a/lib/Alien/Build.pm b/lib/Alien/Build.pm
index 23cd55fa..ca67dcdc 100644
--- a/lib/Alien/Build.pm
+++ b/lib/Alien/Build.pm
@@ -2132,6 +2132,28 @@ sub add_requires
   $self;
 }
 
+=head2 has_requires
+
+ if (Alien::Build->meta->has_requires($phase, $module_pat, ...)) {...}
+
+Tests to see if the given phase has any of the given substrings as
+a requirement. Phase as L</add_requires>.
+
+=cut
+
+sub has_requires
+{
+  my $self = shift;
+  my $phase = shift;
+  my @has = keys %{ $self->{require}->{$phase} };
+  while(@_)
+  {
+    my $pattern = shift;
+    for (@has) { return 1 if index($_, $pattern) != -1; }
+  }
+  return ();
+}
+
 =head2 interpolator
 
  my $interpolator = $build->meta->interpolator;
diff --git a/lib/Alien/Build/Plugin/Download/Negotiate.pm b/lib/Alien/Build/Plugin/Download/Negotiate.pm
index abd9a938..061a874e 100644
--- a/lib/Alien/Build/Plugin/Download/Negotiate.pm
+++ b/lib/Alien/Build/Plugin/Download/Negotiate.pm
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ sub init
     }
   }
 
-  if($self->url =~ /^http.*github.com.*releases$/)
+  if($self->url =~ /^http.*github.com.*releases$/ && !$meta->has_requires('configure', 'Download::GitHub'))
   {
     Alien::Build->log('!! WARNING !! WARNING !!');
     Alien::Build->log('!! WARNING !! It looks like this alien is using the regular download negotiator');