diff --git a/deployment/build/build_client_package.sh b/deployment/build/build_client_package.sh
index 1a7124d..e91944b 100755
--- a/deployment/build/build_client_package.sh
+++ b/deployment/build/build_client_package.sh
@@ -52,5 +52,14 @@ out_name="argus-metric_$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/\./_/g').tar.gz"
 log "Client package ready: $PKG_DIR/$out_name"
 echo "$VERSION" > "$PKG_DIR/LATEST_VERSION"
 
-exit 0
+# include publish helper and setup.sh for convenience
+PUBLISH_TPL="$BUILD_DIR/templates/client/publish.sh"
+if [[ -f "$PUBLISH_TPL" ]]; then
+  cp "$PUBLISH_TPL" "$PKG_DIR/publish.sh" && chmod +x "$PKG_DIR/publish.sh"
+fi
 
+# also place a copy of setup.sh alongside
+SETUP_SRC="$ROOT_DIR/src/metric/client-plugins/all-in-one-full/scripts/setup.sh"
+[[ -f "$SETUP_SRC" ]] && cp "$SETUP_SRC" "$PKG_DIR/setup.sh" || true
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/deployment/build/publish_client.sh b/deployment/build/publish_client.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index cfd896f..0000000
--- a/deployment/build/publish_client.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -euo pipefail
-
-ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
-. "$ROOT_DIR/build/common.sh"
-
-usage() { cat <<'EOF'
-Publish client package to FTP server
-
-Usage: publish_client.sh --version YYYYMMDD --server HOST --user USER --password PASS [--port 21]
-
-It uploads: setup.sh, argus-metric_<YYYYMMDD>.tar.gz, LATEST_VERSION to the FTP share root.
-EOF
-}
-
-VERSION=""; HOST=""; USERNAME=""; PASSWORD=""; PORT=21
-while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-  case "$1" in
-    --version) VERSION="$2"; shift 2;;
-    --server) HOST="$2"; shift 2;;
-    --user) USERNAME="$2"; shift 2;;
-    --password) PASSWORD="$2"; shift 2;;
-    --port) PORT="$2"; shift 2;;
-    -h|--help) usage; exit 0;;
-    *) err "unknown arg: $1"; usage; exit 1;;
-  esac
-done
-
-[[ -n "$VERSION" && -n "$HOST" && -n "$USERNAME" && -n "$PASSWORD" ]] || { usage; exit 1; }
-
-CLIENT_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/artifact/client/$VERSION"
-TAR_NAME="argus-metric_${VERSION}.tar.gz"
-PKG="$CLIENT_DIR/$TAR_NAME"
-SETUP_SRC="$ROOT_DIR/../src/sys/tests/private/argus/metric/ftp/share/setup.sh"
-ALT_SETUP="$ROOT_DIR/../src/metric/client-plugins/all-in-one-full/scripts/setup.sh"
-
-[[ -f "$PKG" ]] || { err "missing client package: $PKG"; exit 1; }
-if [[ ! -f "$SETUP_SRC" ]]; then
-  if [[ -f "$ALT_SETUP" ]]; then
-    SETUP_SRC="$ALT_SETUP"
-  else
-    err "missing setup.sh (checked $SETUP_SRC and $ALT_SETUP)"; exit 1
-  fi
-fi
-
-log "Uploading setup.sh"
-curl -u "$USERNAME:$PASSWORD" -sfT "$SETUP_SRC" "ftp://$HOST:$PORT/setup.sh"
-
-log "Uploading client tar: $TAR_NAME"
-curl -u "$USERNAME:$PASSWORD" -sfT "$PKG" "ftp://$HOST:$PORT/$TAR_NAME"
-
-log "Updating LATEST_VERSION -> $VERSION"
-printf "%s" "$VERSION" | curl -u "$USERNAME:$PASSWORD" -sfT - "ftp://$HOST:$PORT/LATEST_VERSION"
-
-log "Publish done"
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/deployment/build/templates/client/publish.sh b/deployment/build/templates/client/publish.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1d080e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/build/templates/client/publish.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() { cat <<'EOF'
+Publish Argus client package to FTP
+
+Usage:
+  ./publish.sh --server HOST --user USER --password PASS [--port 21]
+
+Notes:
+- This script expects to run inside the built client artifact directory.
+- It reads LATEST_VERSION and uploads setup.sh, argus-metric_<ver>.tar.gz, and LATEST_VERSION.
+EOF
+}
+
+HOST=""; USERNAME=""; PASSWORD=""; PORT=21
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --server) HOST="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --user) USERNAME="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --password) PASSWORD="$2"; shift 2;;
+    --port) PORT="$2"; shift 2;;
+    -h|--help) usage; exit 0;;
+    *) echo "unknown arg: $1" >&2; usage; exit 1;;
+  esac
+done
+
+[[ -n "$HOST" && -n "$USERNAME" && -n "$PASSWORD" ]] || { usage; exit 1; }
+
+here="$(pwd)"
+if [[ ! -f "$here/LATEST_VERSION" ]]; then
+  echo "LATEST_VERSION not found in $(pwd)" >&2; exit 1;
+fi
+VER=$(cat "$here/LATEST_VERSION" | tr -d '\n')
+PKG="argus-metric_${VER}.tar.gz"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$here/$PKG" ]]; then
+  echo "client tar not found: $PKG" >&2; exit 1
+fi
+
+# locate setup.sh (prefer colocated, fallback to bundled path if provided)
+SETUP="${here}/setup.sh"
+if [[ ! -f "$SETUP" ]]; then
+  echo "setup.sh not found in $(pwd)" >&2; exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "[PUBLISH] server=$HOST port=$PORT version=$VER"
+
+curl -u "$USERNAME:$PASSWORD" -sfT "$SETUP" "ftp://$HOST:$PORT/setup.sh"
+curl -u "$USERNAME:$PASSWORD" -sfT "$PKG"   "ftp://$HOST:$PORT/$PKG"
+printf "%s" "$VER" | curl -u "$USERNAME:$PASSWORD" -sfT - "ftp://$HOST:$PORT/LATEST_VERSION"
+
+echo "[OK] publish completed"
+