diff --git a/tools/init_runtime_data.sh b/tools/init_runtime_data.sh
index 2fc6576..1e124b4 100644
--- a/tools/init_runtime_data.sh
+++ b/tools/init_runtime_data.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,34 @@ sync_missing_dir_entries() {
   done
 }
 
+refresh_workspace_builtin_entries() {
+  src_dir="$1"
+  dst_dir="$2"
+
+  mkdir -p "$dst_dir"
+
+  for rel_path in \
+    brands \
+    misc \
+    CHANGELOG.md \
+    CHANGELOG_en.md \
+    LICENSE.txt
+  do
+    src_entry="$src_dir/$rel_path"
+    dst_entry="$dst_dir/$rel_path"
+
+    [ -e "$src_entry" ] || continue
+
+    rm -rf "$dst_entry"
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$dst_entry")"
+    cp -a "$src_entry" "$dst_entry"
+  done
+
+  if [ -d "$src_dir/local" ]; then
+    sync_missing_dir_entries "$src_dir/local" "$dst_dir/local"
+  fi
+}
+
 migrate_legacy_manual_catalog() {
   legacy_dir="$DATA_ROOT/workspace/brands/local"
   target_dir="$DATA_ROOT/workspace/local"
@@ -69,7 +97,9 @@ init_path() {
     return
   fi
 
-  if [ -d "$src_path" ]; then
+  if [ "$rel_path" = "workspace" ] && [ -d "$src_path" ] && [ ! -L "$src_path" ]; then
+    refresh_workspace_builtin_entries "$src_path" "$dst_path"
+  elif [ -d "$src_path" ]; then
     if [ ! -e "$dst_path" ] && [ ! -L "$dst_path" ]; then
       mkdir -p "$(dirname "$dst_path")"
       cp -a "$src_path" "$dst_path"