diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/download.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/download.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bd2d98bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/download.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package morph
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func downloadContracts(cmd *cobra.Command, url string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	cmd.Printf("Downloading contracts archive from '%s'\n", url)
+
+	// HTTP client with connect timeout
+	client := http.Client{
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
+				Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
+			}).DialContext,
+		},
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(cmd.Context(), 60*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't create request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't fetch contracts archive: %w", err)
+	}
+	return resp.Body, nil
+}
+
+func downloadContractsFromRepository(cmd *cobra.Command) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	client, err := gitea.NewClient("https://git.frostfs.info")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't initialize repository client: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	releases, _, err := client.ListReleases("TrueCloudLab", "frostfs-contract", gitea.ListReleasesOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't fetch release information: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var latestRelease *gitea.Release
+	for _, r := range releases {
+		if !r.IsDraft && !r.IsPrerelease {
+			latestRelease = r
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if latestRelease == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("attempt to fetch contracts archive from the offitial repository failed: no releases found")
+	}
+
+	cmd.Printf("Found release %s (%s)\n", latestRelease.TagName, latestRelease.Title)
+
+	var url string
+	for _, a := range latestRelease.Attachments {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(a.Name, "frostfs-contract") {
+			url = a.DownloadURL
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if url == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("can't find contracts archive in the latest release")
+	}
+
+	return downloadContracts(cmd, url)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go
index 78356e6b4..04e8620cc 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ type initializeContext struct {
 	Contracts    map[string]*contractState
 	Command      *cobra.Command
 	ContractPath string
+	ContractURL  string
 }
 
 var ErrTooManyAlphabetNodes = fmt.Errorf("too many alphabet nodes (maximum allowed is %d)", maxAlphabetNodes)
@@ -152,6 +153,11 @@ func newInitializeContext(cmd *cobra.Command, v *viper.Viper) (*initializeContex
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	var ctrURL string
+	if needContracts {
+		ctrURL, _ = cmd.Flags().GetString(contractsURLFlag)
+	}
+
 	if err := checkNotaryEnabled(c); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -176,6 +182,7 @@ func newInitializeContext(cmd *cobra.Command, v *viper.Viper) (*initializeContex
 		Command:        cmd,
 		Contracts:      make(map[string]*contractState),
 		ContractPath:   ctrPath,
+		ContractURL:    ctrURL,
 	}
 
 	if needContracts {
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
index 6cf75c5f9..f715f0e03 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
@@ -399,10 +399,14 @@ func (c *initializeContext) readContracts(names []string) error {
 		}
 	} else {
 		var r io.ReadCloser
-		if c.ContractPath == "" {
-			return errors.New("contracts flag is missing")
+		if c.ContractPath != "" {
+			r, err = os.Open(c.ContractPath)
+		} else if c.ContractURL != "" {
+			r, err = downloadContracts(c.Command, c.ContractURL)
+		} else {
+			r, err = downloadContractsFromRepository(c.Command)
 		}
-		r, err = os.Open(c.ContractPath)
+
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("can't open contracts archive: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/root.go b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/root.go
index 600fe21c8..6cc2d5a96 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/root.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-adm/internal/modules/morph/root.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ const (
 	storageGasCLIFlag               = "initial-gas"
 	storageGasConfigFlag            = "storage.initial_gas"
 	contractsInitFlag               = "contracts"
+	contractsInitFlagDesc           = "Path to archive with compiled FrostFS contracts (the default is to fetch the latest release from the official repository)"
+	contractsURLFlag                = "contracts-url"
+	contractsURLFlagDesc            = "URL to archive with compiled FrostFS contracts"
 	maxObjectSizeInitFlag           = "network.max_object_size"
 	maxObjectSizeCLIFlag            = "max-object-size"
 	epochDurationInitFlag           = "network.epoch_duration"
@@ -370,8 +373,9 @@ func initUpdateContractsCmd() {
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(updateContractsCmd)
 	updateContractsCmd.Flags().String(alphabetWalletsFlag, "", alphabetWalletsFlagDesc)
 	updateContractsCmd.Flags().StringP(endpointFlag, endpointFlagShort, "", endpointFlagDesc)
-	updateContractsCmd.Flags().String(contractsInitFlag, "", "Path to archive with compiled FrostFS contracts")
-	_ = updateContractsCmd.MarkFlagRequired(contractsInitFlag)
+	updateContractsCmd.Flags().String(contractsInitFlag, "", contractsInitFlagDesc)
+	updateContractsCmd.Flags().String(contractsURLFlag, "", contractsURLFlagDesc)
+	updateContractsCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(contractsInitFlag, contractsURLFlag)
 }
 
 func initDumpBalancesCmd() {
@@ -441,8 +445,8 @@ func initInitCmd() {
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
 	initCmd.Flags().String(alphabetWalletsFlag, "", alphabetWalletsFlagDesc)
 	initCmd.Flags().StringP(endpointFlag, endpointFlagShort, "", endpointFlagDesc)
-	initCmd.Flags().String(contractsInitFlag, "", "Path to archive with compiled FrostFS contracts")
-	_ = initCmd.MarkFlagRequired(contractsInitFlag)
+	initCmd.Flags().String(contractsInitFlag, "", contractsInitFlagDesc)
+	initCmd.Flags().String(contractsURLFlag, "", contractsURLFlagDesc)
 	initCmd.Flags().Uint(epochDurationCLIFlag, 240, "Amount of side chain blocks in one FrostFS epoch")
 	initCmd.Flags().Uint(maxObjectSizeCLIFlag, 67108864, "Max single object size in bytes")
 	initCmd.Flags().Bool(homomorphicHashDisabledCLIFlag, false, "Disable object homomorphic hashing")
@@ -451,6 +455,7 @@ func initInitCmd() {
 	initCmd.Flags().Uint64(containerAliasFeeCLIFlag, 500, "Container alias fee")
 	initCmd.Flags().String(protoConfigPath, "", "Path to the consensus node configuration")
 	initCmd.Flags().String(localDumpFlag, "", "Path to the blocks dump file")
+	initCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(contractsInitFlag, contractsURLFlag)
 }
 
 func initGenerateAlphabetCmd() {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 07097c547..5d6edc222 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node
 go 1.20
 
 require (
+	code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea v0.17.1
 	git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2 v2.16.1-0.20240112150928-72885aae835c
 	git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-contract v0.18.1-0.20240115082915-f2a82aa635aa
 	git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-observability v0.0.0-20231101111734-b3ad3335ff65
@@ -61,8 +62,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto v0.12.2-0.20231222162921-eb75782795d2 // indirect
 	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
+	github.com/davidmz/go-pageant v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-fed/httpsig v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/providers/prometheus v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.19.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/holiman/uint256 v1.2.4 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5243ac435..b9052efde 100644
Binary files a/go.sum and b/go.sum differ