diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74c1c973b..962c76e31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ erl_crash.dump
 /archethic-proposal-validator
 /.devnet
 /data*
+/test_release
 
 # autogenerated by archethic.testnet mix task
 /docker-compose.json
diff --git a/config/dev.exs b/config/dev.exs
index e687dad78..4b4d8c01e 100755
--- a/config/dev.exs
+++ b/config/dev.exs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ config :archethic,
          "data_#{System.get_env("ARCHETHIC_CRYPTO_SEED", "node1")}"
        )
 
+config :archethic, :root_mut_dir, System.get_env("ARCHETHIC_ROOT_MUT_DIR", "./data")
+
 config :telemetry_poller, :default, period: 5_000
 
 # Set a higher stacktrace during development. Avoid configuring such
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/clean_db.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/clean_db.ex
index 7b35dc99c..db48426ad 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/clean_db.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/clean_db.ex
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Archethic.CleanDb do
   use Mix.Task
 
   def run(_arg) do
-    "_build/dev/lib/archethic/data*"
-    |> Path.wildcard()
-    |> Enum.each(fn path ->
-      IO.puts("#{path} will be removed")
-      File.rm_rf!(path)
-    end)
+    Application.get_env(:archethic, :root_mut_dir)
+    |> File.rm_rf!()
 
     IO.puts("Database dropped")
   end
diff --git a/scripts/test-release.sh b/scripts/test-release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5cad8e9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test-release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+trap 'echo "******* FAILED *******" 1>&2' ERR
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
+INSTALL_DIR=$(readlink -f $SCRIPT_DIR/../test_release)
+
+UPGRADE=0
+INSTALL=0
+
+usage() {
+  echo "Usage:"
+  echo ""
+  echo " Create a test release Archethic node binary"
+  echo ""
+  echo "  " release.sh -i "       Create and install release"
+  echo "  " release.sh -u "       Upgrade the release"
+  echo "  " release.sh -h "       Print the help usage"
+  echo ""
+}
+
+while getopts ":uih" option
+do
+  case "${option}"
+  in
+    u) UPGRADE=1;;
+    i) INSTALL=1;;
+    h)
+      usage
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    *)
+      usage
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND -1))
+
+
+
+if [[ $(($UPGRADE ^ $INSTALL)) == 1 ]]
+then
+  cd $SCRIPT_DIR/..
+
+  # Install updated versions of hex/rebar
+  mix local.rebar --force
+  mix local.hex --if-missing --force
+
+  export MIX_ENV=dev
+
+  # Fetch deps and compile
+  mix deps.get
+
+  # Builds WEB assets in production mode
+  cd assets
+  npm i
+  cd ..
+  mix assets.saas
+  mix assets.deploy
+
+  VERSION=$(grep 'version:' mix.exs | cut -d '"' -f2)
+  echo ""
+  echo "Version: ${VERSION}"
+  echo "Installation dir: ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR
+
+  if [ $UPGRADE == 1 ]
+  then
+    # Build upgrade releases
+    echo "Build the upgrade release"
+    MIX_ENV=dev mix distillery.release --upgrade
+
+    echo "Copy upgraded release into ${INSTALL_DIR}/releases/${VERSION}"
+    mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR/releases/$VERSION
+    cp _build/dev/rel/archethic_node/releases/$VERSION/archethic_node.tar.gz $INSTALL_DIR/releases/$VERSION/archethic_node.tar.gz
+
+    echo "Run the upgrade"
+    $INSTALL_DIR/bin/archethic_node upgrade $VERSION
+  else
+    # Build and install the releases
+
+    echo "Generate release"
+    MIX_ENV=dev mix distillery.release
+
+    echo "Install release"
+    tar zxvf _build/dev/rel/archethic_node/releases/$VERSION/archethic_node.tar.gz -C $INSTALL_DIR
+    echo "Release has been installed on ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+    echo "To run the release: ./test_release/bin/archethic_node console"
+    echo "To test the upgrade, change git branch, update mix.exs version and run ./script/test-release.sh -u"
+  fi
+else
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi