diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce0c9962..ac1528f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,3 +25,11 @@ clean:
 	@echo "\n🧹 Cleaning...\n"
 	rm -rf dist
 	@echo "\n✅ Done.\n"
+
+.PHONY: setup
+setup:
+	@echo "\n📥 Downloading and extracting runtime...\n"
+	mkdir -p /tmp/runtime
+	wget -O /tmp/blockless-runtime.tar.gz https://github.com/blocklessnetwork/runtime/releases/download/v0.0.12/blockless-runtime.linux-latest.x86_64.tar.gz
+	tar -xzf /tmp/blockless-runtime.tar.gz -C /tmp/runtime
+	@echo "\n✅ Done.\n"