diff --git a/playbooks/proposal/pre.yaml b/playbooks/proposal/pre.yaml
index 66b485b202..6a64be8b83 100644
--- a/playbooks/proposal/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/proposal/pre.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
         user.name: OpenStack Proposal Bot
         user.email: openstack-infra@lists.openstack.org
         gitreview.username: proposal-bot
-    - legacy-copy-project-config-scripts
     - copy-proposal-common-scripts
+      # For propose-update-constraints
+    - copy-release-tools-scripts
     - add-sshkey
     - bindep
     - ensure-tox
diff --git a/playbooks/release/pre.yaml b/playbooks/release/pre.yaml
index 36d914d46b..2781b60dbb 100644
--- a/playbooks/release/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/release/pre.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         user.signingkey: infra-root@openstack.org
         gitreview.username: release
     - bindep
-    - legacy-copy-project-config-scripts
+    - copy-release-tools-scripts
     - add-sshkey
     - add-launchpad-credentials
     - add-gpgkey
diff --git a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/README.rst b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d807d0212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Copy release-tools scripts directory to remote hosts
+
+The ``scripts/release-tools`` directory will be placed in the remote home
+directory as ``scripts/release-tools``.
+
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/README.rst b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/README.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/README.rst
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/README.rst
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/add_release_note_page.sh b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/add_release_note_page.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/add_release_note_page.sh
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/add_release_note_page.sh
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/clone_repo.sh b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/clone_repo.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/clone_repo.sh
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/clone_repo.sh
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/functions b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/functions
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/functions
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/functions
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/launchpad_add_comment.py b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/launchpad_add_comment.py
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/launchpad_add_comment.py
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/launchpad_add_comment.py
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/make_branch.sh b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/make_branch.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/make_branch.sh
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/make_branch.sh
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/process_release_requests.py b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.py
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/process_release_requests.sh b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/process_release_requests.sh
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/process_release_requests.sh
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/py3-requirements.txt b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/py3-requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/py3-requirements.txt
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/py3-requirements.txt
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/release.sh b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/release.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/release.sh
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/release.sh
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/requirements.txt b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/requirements.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/requirements.txt
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/requirements.txt
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/update_constraints.sh b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/update_constraints.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/update_constraints.sh
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/update_constraints.sh
diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/release-tools/update_constraints_for_branch.sh b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/update_constraints_for_branch.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from jenkins/scripts/release-tools/update_constraints_for_branch.sh
rename to roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/files/release-tools/update_constraints_for_branch.sh
diff --git a/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9d4ead7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/copy-release-tools-scripts/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- name: Copy the release-tools directory to the remote node
+  synchronize:
+    src: release-tools
+    dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/scripts/release-tools"