diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b012761e50..dbd955c265b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 20.10.1
+
 ### Additions and Improvements
 * `--random-peer-priority-enabled` flag added. Allows for incoming connections to be prioritized randomly. This will prevent (typically small, stable) networks from forming impenetrable peer cliques. [#1440](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1440)
 * Hide deprecated `--host-whitelist` option. [\#1444](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1444)
 * Prioritize high gas prices during mining. Previously we ordered only by the order in which the transactions were received. This will increase expected profit when mining. [\#1449](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1449)
 * Added support for the updated smart contract-based [node permissioning EEA interface](https://entethalliance.github.io/client-spec/spec.html#dfn-connectionallowed). [\#1435](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1435)
+* Added EvmTool binary to the distribution.  EvmTool is a CLI that can execute EVM bytecode and execute ethereum state tests. [\#1465](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1465)
 
 ## Deprecated and Scheduled for removal in _Next_ Release
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6f2c9ed6dcc..71a27a436da 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import groovy.transform.Memoized
 import net.ltgt.gradle.errorprone.CheckSeverity
 
-import java.nio.file.Paths
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
 
 plugins {
@@ -494,38 +493,59 @@ run {
   }
 }
 
-startScripts {
-
+def tweakStartScript(createScriptTask) {
   def shortenWindowsClasspath = { line ->
-    line = line.replaceAll(/^set CLASSPATH=.*$/, "set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%/lib/*")
+    line.replaceAll(/^set CLASSPATH=.*$/, "set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%/lib/*")
   }
 
-  doLast {
-    unixScript.text = unixScript.text.replace('BESU_HOME', '\$APP_HOME')
-    windowsScript.text = windowsScript.text.replace('BESU_HOME', '%~dp0..')
-    // OpenTelemetry Wiring for unix scripts
-    def agentFileName = configurations.javaAgent.singleFile.toPath().getFileName()
-    def unixRegex = $/exec "$$JAVACMD" /$
-    def forwardSlash = "/"
-    def unixReplacement = $/if [ -n "$$TRACING" ];then
+  createScriptTask.unixScript.text = createScriptTask.unixScript.text.replace('BESU_HOME', '\$APP_HOME')
+  createScriptTask.windowsScript.text = createScriptTask.windowsScript.text.replace('BESU_HOME', '%~dp0..')
+  // OpenTelemetry Wiring for unix scripts
+  def agentFileName = configurations.javaAgent.singleFile.toPath().getFileName()
+  def unixRegex = $/exec "$$JAVACMD" /$
+  def forwardSlash = "/"
+  def unixReplacement = $/if [ -n "$$TRACING" ];then
  TRACING_AGENT="-javaagent:$$APP_HOME/agent${forwardSlash}${agentFileName}"
 fi
 exec "$$JAVACMD" $$TRACING_AGENT /$
-    unixScript.text = unixScript.text.replace(unixRegex, unixReplacement)
-    // OpenTelemetry Wiring for windows scripts
-    def windowsRegex = $/"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS%/$
-    def windowsReplacement = $/if Defined TRACING (TRACING_AGENT="-javaagent:"%APP_HOME%\agent\/$ + agentFileName + '")\r\n"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %TRACING_AGENT%'
-    windowsScript.text = windowsScript.text.replace(windowsRegex, windowsReplacement)
+  createScriptTask.unixScript.text = createScriptTask.unixScript.text.replace(unixRegex, unixReplacement)
+  // OpenTelemetry Wiring for windows scripts
+  def windowsRegex = $/"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS%/$
+  def windowsReplacement = $/if Defined TRACING (TRACING_AGENT="-javaagent:"%APP_HOME%\agent\/$ + agentFileName + '")\r\n"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %TRACING_AGENT%'
+  createScriptTask.windowsScript.text = createScriptTask.windowsScript.text.replace(windowsRegex, windowsReplacement)
+
+  // Prevent the error originating from the 8191 chars limit on Windows
+  createScriptTask.windowsScript.text =
+    createScriptTask.windowsScript
+    .readLines()
+    .collect(shortenWindowsClasspath)
+    .join('\r\n')
+}
 
-    // Prevent the error originating from the 8191 chars limit on Windows
-    windowsScript.text =
-      windowsScript
-      .readLines()
-      .collect(shortenWindowsClasspath)
-      .join('\r\n')
+startScripts {
+  doLast {
+    tweakStartScript(startScripts)
   }
 }
 
+task evmToolStartScripts(type: CreateStartScripts) {
+  mainClassName = 'org.hyperledger.besu.evmtool.EvmTool'
+  classpath = startScripts.classpath
+  outputDir = startScripts.outputDir
+  applicationName = 'evm'
+  defaultJvmOpts = [
+    "-Dsecp256k1.randomize=false"
+  ]
+  doLast {
+    tweakStartScript(evmToolStartScripts)
+  }
+}
+
+// Include the additional start scripts in the distribution
+applicationDistribution.into("bin") {
+  from(tasks.withType(CreateStartScripts))
+  fileMode = 0755
+}
 
 installDist { dependsOn checkLicenses }
 
@@ -777,6 +797,7 @@ configurations {
 
 dependencies {
   implementation project(':besu')
+  implementation project(':ethereum:evmtool')
   javaAgent group: 'io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.auto', name: 'opentelemetry-javaagent', classifier: 'all'
   errorprone 'com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core'
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/evmtool/build.gradle b/ethereum/evmtool/build.gradle
index 1d357ef2c14..b0eeaac830c 100644
--- a/ethereum/evmtool/build.gradle
+++ b/ethereum/evmtool/build.gradle
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ mainClassName = 'org.hyperledger.besu.evmtool.EvmTool'
 
 startScripts {
   applicationName = 'evm'
+  defaultJvmOpts = [
+    "-Dsecp256k1.randomize=false"
+  ]
   doLast {
     unixScript.text = unixScript.text.replace('BESU_HOME', '\$APP_HOME')
     windowsScript.text = windowsScript.text.replace('BESU_HOME', '%~dp0..')