diff --git a/crates/aptos/src/governance/mod.rs b/crates/aptos/src/governance/mod.rs
index 60a2817d62fa8..8b559769ee474 100644
--- a/crates/aptos/src/governance/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/aptos/src/governance/mod.rs
@@ -890,14 +890,14 @@ pub struct CompileScriptFunction {
     pub compiled_script_path: Option<PathBuf>,
 
     #[clap(flatten)]
-    pub(crate) framework_package_args: FrameworkPackageArgs,
+    pub framework_package_args: FrameworkPackageArgs, //////// 0L //////// make public
 
     #[clap(long)]
-    pub(crate) bytecode_version: Option<u32>,
+    pub bytecode_version: Option<u32>, //////// 0L //////// make public
 }
 
 impl CompileScriptFunction {
-    pub(crate) fn compile(
+    pub fn compile( //////// 0L ////////
         &self,
         script_name: &str,
         prompt_options: PromptOptions,
diff --git a/crates/aptos/src/move_tool/mod.rs b/crates/aptos/src/move_tool/mod.rs
index f79cf5d81f684..2a370cec30a0d 100644
--- a/crates/aptos/src/move_tool/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/aptos/src/move_tool/mod.rs
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ pub struct FrameworkPackageArgs {
     ///
     /// This is mutually exclusive with `--framework-local-dir`
     #[clap(long, group = "framework_package_args")]
-    pub(crate) framework_git_rev: Option<String>,
+    pub framework_git_rev: Option<String>, //////// 0L //////// make public
 
     /// Local framework directory for the Aptos framework
     ///
     /// This is mutually exclusive with `--framework-git-rev`
-    #[clap(long, value_parser, group = "framework_package_args")]
-    pub(crate) framework_local_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
+    #[clap(long, parse(from_os_str), group = "framework_package_args")]
+    pub framework_local_dir: Option<PathBuf>, //////// 0L //////// make public
 
     /// Skip pulling the latest git dependencies
     ///
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ pub struct FrameworkPackageArgs {
     /// to no ability to pull git dependencies.  This will allow overriding
     /// this for local development.
     #[clap(long)]
-    pub(crate) skip_fetch_latest_git_deps: bool,
+    pub skip_fetch_latest_git_deps: bool, //////// 0L //////// make public
 }
 
 impl FrameworkPackageArgs {
@@ -231,6 +231,59 @@ impl FrameworkPackageArgs {
     }
 }
 
+//////// 0L ////////
+/// create a move directory with a manifest and a source file
+/// this is used to create scripts temporarily that need to be compiled before
+/// we can get the sha3 hash of the script "execution_hash"
+pub fn init_move_dir_generic(
+    package_dir: &Path, // path to the .move script
+    name: &str, // name of the script
+    // addresses: BTreeMap<String, ManifestNamedAddress>,
+    // prompt_options: PromptOptions,
+    framework_name: String,
+    framework_local_dir: PathBuf,
+
+) -> CliTypedResult<()> {
+    let prompt_options = PromptOptions::yes();
+    let move_toml = package_dir.join(SourcePackageLayout::Manifest.path());
+    check_if_file_exists(move_toml.as_path(), prompt_options)?;
+    create_dir_if_not_exist(
+        package_dir
+            .join(SourcePackageLayout::Sources.path())
+            .as_path(),
+    )?;
+
+    // Add the framework dependency if it's provided
+    let mut dependencies = BTreeMap::new();
+
+    dependencies.insert(framework_name, Dependency {
+        local: Some(framework_local_dir.display().to_string()),
+        git: None,
+        rev: None,
+        subdir: None,
+        aptos: None,
+        address: None,
+    });
+
+    let manifest = MovePackageManifest {
+        package: PackageInfo {
+            name: name.to_string(),
+            version: "1.0.0".to_string(),
+            author: None,
+        },
+        addresses: BTreeMap::new(),
+        dependencies,
+    };
+
+    write_to_file(
+        move_toml.as_path(),
+        SourcePackageLayout::Manifest.location_str(),
+        toml::to_string_pretty(&manifest)
+            .map_err(|err| CliError::UnexpectedError(err.to_string()))?
+            .as_bytes(),
+    )
+}
+
 /// Creates a new Move package at the given location
 ///
 /// This will create a directory for a Move package and a corresponding
diff --git a/testsuite/smoke-test/src/smoke_test_environment.rs b/testsuite/smoke-test/src/smoke_test_environment.rs
index e5db1a1d0bdd1..d2e743589e432 100644
--- a/testsuite/smoke-test/src/smoke_test_environment.rs
+++ b/testsuite/smoke-test/src/smoke_test_environment.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,22 @@ pub async fn new_local_swarm_with_aptos(num_validators: usize) -> LocalSwarm {
         .await
 }
 
+//////// 0L ////////
+pub async fn new_local_swarm_with_release(num_validators: usize, release: ReleaseBundle) -> LocalSwarm {
+  let mut sw = SwarmBuilder {
+    local: true,
+    num_validators: NonZeroUsize::new(num_validators).unwrap(),
+    num_fullnodes: 0,
+    genesis_framework: Some(release),
+    init_config: None,
+    vfn_config: None,
+    init_genesis_config: None,
+  };
+
+  sw.build().await
+}
+//////// end 0L ////////
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_prevent_starting_nodes_twice() {
     // Create a validator swarm of 1 validator node