diff --git a/scripts/self-update.sh b/scripts/self-update.sh
index aeb3ee27..5549d096 100755
--- a/scripts/self-update.sh
+++ b/scripts/self-update.sh
@@ -170,10 +170,23 @@ else
     warn "Frontend build output not found at $BUILT_WEB — skipping"
 fi
 
-# Update image-versions.sh on the server
+# Update helper scripts in /opt/archipelago/scripts/
+# These are canonical home; keep a copy at /opt/archipelago/image-versions.sh
+# for backward compatibility with older binaries that still look there.
+SCRIPTS_DEST="/opt/archipelago/scripts"
+sudo mkdir -p "$SCRIPTS_DEST"
+for script in image-versions.sh reconcile-containers.sh container-specs.sh; do
+    src="$REPO_DIR/scripts/$script"
+    if [ -f "$src" ]; then
+        sudo install -m 755 "$src" "$SCRIPTS_DEST/$script"
+        ok "Updated $script"
+    else
+        warn "Missing $src — skipping"
+    fi
+done
+# Legacy path for image-versions.sh (older binaries looked here first)
 if [ -f "$REPO_DIR/scripts/image-versions.sh" ]; then
     sudo cp "$REPO_DIR/scripts/image-versions.sh" /opt/archipelago/image-versions.sh
-    ok "Image versions updated"
 fi
 
 # Update systemd service if changed