diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 749517baea..4dcc3ff980 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog for NeoFS Node
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Added
+- Support for 0.20.0+ neofs-contract archive format (#2872)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
index 19a2dec15a..f5965a6a84 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-adm/internal/modules/morph/initialize_deploy.go
@@ -372,11 +372,17 @@ func (c *initializeContext) readContracts(names []string) error {
 func readContract(ctrPath, ctrName string) (*contractState, error) {
 	rawNef, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(ctrPath, ctrName+"_contract.nef"))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't read NEF file for %s contract: %w", ctrName, err)
+		rawNef, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(ctrPath, "contract.nef"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't read NEF file for %s contract: %w", ctrName, err)
+		}
 	}
 	rawManif, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(ctrPath, "config.json"))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't read manifest file for %s contract: %w", ctrName, err)
+		rawManif, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(ctrPath, "manifest.json"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't read manifest file for %s contract: %w", ctrName, err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	cs := &contractState{