diff --git a/scripts/post-update.sh b/scripts/post-update.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a5151f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/post-update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# post-update script is here to cover extra commands in case of an update requires it.
+echo "Running post-update script..."
diff --git a/scripts/update.sh b/scripts/update.sh
index cd3cd32..4d8111b 100755
--- a/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/update.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+echo "Updating Vito..."
 
 cd /home/vito/vito
 
-php artisan down
-
+echo "Pulling changes..."
 git fetch --all
 
-git checkout $(git tag -l --merged 1.x --sort=-v:refname | head -n 1)
+echo "Checking out the latest tag..."
+NEW_RELEASE=$(git tag -l --merged 1.x --sort=-v:refname | head -n 1)
+git checkout "$NEW_RELEASE"
 
+echo "Installing composer dependencies..."
 composer install --no-dev
 
+echo "Running migrations..."
 php artisan migrate --force
 
-php artisan config:clear
-php artisan cache:clear
-php artisan view:clear
-
-php artisan config:cache
+echo "Optimizing..."
+php artisan optimize:clear
+php artisan optimize
 
+echo "Restarting workers..."
 sudo supervisorctl restart worker:*
 
-php artisan up
+bash scripts/post-update.sh
+
+echo "Vito updated successfully to $NEW_RELEASE! 🎉"