diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 5998df81..52687db5 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ TOPDIR = ../..
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/make/proj.mk
 
-EXE_SH += cvsbuild
+EXE_SH += cvsbuild jannet
 
 include $(MODDIR)/make/scripts.mk
 
diff --git a/scripts/jannet b/scripts/jannet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0d6f3d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/jannet
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+myname=`basename $0`
+
+usage()
+{
+cat << EOT
+
+  $myname command
+
+  command is one of
+
+    update:   update all jannet software on the system
+
+EOT
+	if [ "$1" ]; then
+		exit $1
+	fi
+}
+
+case $1 in
+update)
+	sudo smart update ftp.jannet.de
+	sudo smart upgrade -y
+	;;
+*)
+	usage 1
+	;;
+esac
+