diff --git a/scripts/concat_licenses.py b/scripts/concat_licenses.py
index 56f80a6..c1f149c 100644
--- a/scripts/concat_licenses.py
+++ b/scripts/concat_licenses.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from pathlib import Path
+from shared import get_git_root
 
 BOILERPLATE = """
 This file includes the combined licenses to the following components:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class CombinedLicense:
 
 def concat_license() -> str:
     combined = CombinedLicense()
-    root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+    root = get_git_root()
     licenses = root.joinpath("docs/licenses")
 
     main_license = root.joinpath(LICENSE_FILE)
diff --git a/scripts/copy_changelog.py b/scripts/copy_changelog.py
index c32a4cb..e900469 100644
--- a/scripts/copy_changelog.py
+++ b/scripts/copy_changelog.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
-from pathlib import Path
 
-par = Path(__file__).parent.parent
-clog = par / "CHANGELOG.md"
-target = par / "dzgui/data/CHANGELOG.md"
+from shared import get_git_root
+
+root = get_git_root()
+clog = root.joinpath("CHANGELOG.md")
+target = root.joinpath("dzgui/data/CHANGELOG.md")
 
 shutil.copy(clog, target)
 
diff --git a/scripts/parse_toml.py b/scripts/parse_toml.py
index dc0afe0..e4b5210 100644
--- a/scripts/parse_toml.py
+++ b/scripts/parse_toml.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import tomllib
-from pathlib import Path
-
-root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+from shared import get_git_root
 
 
 def get_entrypoint() -> None:
+    root = get_git_root()
     p = root.joinpath("pyproject.toml")
     with open(p, "rb") as f:
         t = tomllib.load(f)
diff --git a/scripts/prebuild.py b/scripts/prebuild.py
index 8700b62..143bc56 100644
--- a/scripts/prebuild.py
+++ b/scripts/prebuild.py
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ import requests
 import subprocess
 import tarfile
 
-from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import unquote
 
+from shared import get_git_root
+
 BUILD = "3.13.9"
 DATE = "20251014"
 CPYTHON_BUILD = f"cpython-{BUILD}"
 
-root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+root = get_git_root()
 build_dir = root.joinpath("build")
 cpython_dir = build_dir.joinpath(CPYTHON_BUILD)
 
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 2eb8f02..2afaf47 100644
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from concat_licenses import concat_license
 from parse_toml import get_entrypoint
 from prebuild import get_pyapp, rebuild_cpython
+from shared import get_git_root
 
 
 def update_uname(info: tarfile.TarInfo) -> tarfile.TarInfo:
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ def update_uname(info: tarfile.TarInfo) -> tarfile.TarInfo:
     return info
 
 
-root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+root = get_git_root()
 dist_dir = root.joinpath("dist")
 build_dir = root.joinpath("build")
 
diff --git a/scripts/scrot.py b/scripts/scrot.py
index 9dbf04e..3800197 100644
--- a/scripts/scrot.py
+++ b/scripts/scrot.py
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
-import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from dzgui.app_init import build_gui
-
-
-def get_git_root() -> Path:
-    proc = subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"], capture_output=True, text=True
-    )
-    if proc.returncode != 0:
-        raise OSError("Failed to parse git root")
-    return Path(proc.stdout.rstrip())
+from shared import get_git_root
 
 
 def get_image_path() -> Path:
diff --git a/scripts/shared/__init__.py b/scripts/shared/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f638b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/shared/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def get_git_root() -> Path:
+    proc = subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"], capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    if proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise OSError("Failed to parse git root")
+    return Path(proc.stdout.rstrip())