diff --git a/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh b/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
index 0e88a3c2c..bbe25589b 100755
--- a/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # This script is run on the base ubuntu. Put things here which are managed by ubuntu
+# This script is also run after ubuntu upgrade
 
 set -euv -o pipefail
 
diff --git a/scripts/recreate-containers b/scripts/recreate-containers
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ab159c2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/recreate-containers
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+readonly logfile="/home/yellowtent/platformdata/logs/box.log"
+
+if [[ ${EUID} -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "This script should be run as root." > /dev/stderr
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "This will re-create all the containers. Services will go down for a bit."
+
+read -p "Do you want to proceed? (y/N) " -n 1 -r choice
+echo
+
+if [[ ! $choice =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo -n "Re-creating addon containers (this takes a while) ."
+line_count=$(cat /home/yellowtent/platformdata/logs/box.log | wc -l)
+sed -e 's/"version": ".*",/"version":"48.0.0",/' -i /home/yellowtent/platformdata/INFRA_VERSION
+systemctl restart box
+
+while ! tail -n "+${line_count}" "${logfile}" | grep -q "platform is ready"; do
+    echo -n "."
+    sleep 2
+done
+
+echo -e "\nDone.\nThe Cloudron dashboard will say 'Configuring (Queued)' for each app. The apps will come up in a short while."
+