diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux-binaries.yml
index 7a3d45bfc946..a5c82dd84069 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux-binaries.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the avalanchego binaries
         run: ./scripts/run_task.sh build
 
+      - name: Build subnet-evm plugin
+        working-directory: ./graft/subnet-evm
+        run: ./scripts/run_task.sh build
+
       - name: Install aws cli
         run: sudo snap install aws-cli --classic
 
@@ -60,12 +64,18 @@ jobs:
           ARCH: "amd64"
           RELEASE: "jammy"
 
-      - name: Save as Github artifact
+      - name: Save avalanchego as Github artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: amd64
+          name: avalanchego-amd64
           path: /tmp/avalanchego/avalanchego-linux-amd64-${{ env.TAG }}.tar.gz
 
+      - name: Save subnet-evm as Github artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: subnet-evm-amd64
+          path: /tmp/avalanchego/subnet-evm-linux-amd64-${{ env.TAG }}.tar.gz
+
       - name: Cleanup
         run: |
           rm -rf ./build
@@ -87,6 +97,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the avalanchego binaries
         run: ./scripts/run_task.sh build
 
+      - name: Build subnet-evm plugin
+        working-directory: ./graft/subnet-evm
+        run: ./scripts/run_task.sh build
+
       - name: Install aws cli
         run: sudo snap install aws-cli --classic
 
@@ -120,12 +134,18 @@ jobs:
           ARCH: "arm64"
           RELEASE: "jammy"
 
-      - name: Save as Github artifact
+      - name: Save avalanchego as Github artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: arm64
+          name: avalanchego-arm64
           path: /tmp/avalanchego/avalanchego-linux-arm64-${{ env.TAG }}.tar.gz
 
+      - name: Save subnet-evm as Github artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: subnet-evm-arm64
+          path: /tmp/avalanchego/subnet-evm-linux-arm64-${{ env.TAG }}.tar.gz
+
       - name: Cleanup
         run: |
           rm -rf ./build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-macos-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-macos-release.yml
index 83b02cab98ae..199d7da202aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-macos-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-macos-release.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the avalanchego binary
         run: ./scripts/run_task.sh build
 
+      - name: Build subnet-evm plugin
+        working-directory: ./graft/subnet-evm
+        run: ./scripts/run_task.sh build "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build/subnet-evm"
+
       - name: Try to get tag from git
         if: "${{ github.event.inputs.tag == '' }}"
         id: get_tag_from_git
@@ -48,11 +52,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "TAG=${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Create zip file
+      - name: Create avalanchego zip file
         run: 7z a "avalanchego-macos-${TAG}.zip" build/avalanchego
         env:
           TAG: ${{ env.TAG }}
 
+      - name: Create subnet-evm zip file
+        run: 7z a "subnet-evm-macos-${TAG}.zip" build/subnet-evm
+        env:
+          TAG: ${{ env.TAG }}
+
       - name: Install aws cli
         run: |
           curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg" -o "AWSCLIV2.pkg"
@@ -65,17 +74,28 @@ jobs:
           role-session-name: githubrolesession
           aws-region: us-east-1
 
-      - name: Upload file to S3
+      - name: Upload avalanchego to S3
         run: aws s3 cp avalanchego-macos-${{ env.TAG }}.zip "s3://${BUCKET}/macos/"
         env:
           BUCKET: ${{ secrets.BUCKET }}
 
-      - name: Save as Github artifact
+      - name: Upload subnet-evm to S3
+        run: aws s3 cp subnet-evm-macos-${{ env.TAG }}.zip "s3://${BUCKET}/macos/"
+        env:
+          BUCKET: ${{ secrets.BUCKET }}
+
+      - name: Save avalanchego as Github artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: build
+          name: avalanchego-macos
           path: avalanchego-macos-${{ env.TAG }}.zip
 
+      - name: Save subnet-evm as Github artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: subnet-evm-macos
+          path: subnet-evm-macos-${{ env.TAG }}.zip
+
       - name: Cleanup
         run: |
           rm -rf ./build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tgz-pkg.sh b/.github/workflows/build-tgz-pkg.sh
index 4d6e11bfbd42..39290e575305 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/build-tgz-pkg.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-tgz-pkg.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ if [[ $OK -ne 0 ]]; then
 fi
 
 
-echo "Build tgz package..."
+echo "Build avalanchego tgz package..."
 cd "$PKG_ROOT"
 echo "Tag: $TAG"
 tar -czvf "avalanchego-linux-$ARCH-$TAG.tar.gz" "avalanchego-$TAG"
 aws s3 cp "avalanchego-linux-$ARCH-$TAG.tar.gz" "s3://$BUCKET/linux/binaries/ubuntu/$RELEASE/$ARCH/"
+
+echo "Build subnet-evm tgz package..."
+SUBNET_EVM_ROOT=$PKG_ROOT/subnet-evm-$TAG
+mkdir -p "$SUBNET_EVM_ROOT"
+cp "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE:-$PWD}/build/subnet-evm" "$SUBNET_EVM_ROOT/"
+cd "$PKG_ROOT"
+tar -czvf "subnet-evm-linux-$ARCH-$TAG.tar.gz" "subnet-evm-$TAG"
+aws s3 cp "subnet-evm-linux-$ARCH-$TAG.tar.gz" "s3://$BUCKET/linux/binaries/ubuntu/$RELEASE/$ARCH/"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_antithesis_images.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_antithesis_images.yml
index 9506126b698a..5b698db442fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_antithesis_images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_antithesis_images.yml
@@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ jobs:
       env:
         IMAGE_PREFIX: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}
         IMAGE_TAG: ${{ github.event.inputs.image_tag || 'latest' }}
+
+    - name: Build and push images for subnet-evm test setup
+      run: ./scripts/run_task.sh build-antithesis-images-subnet-evm
+      env:
+        IMAGE_PREFIX: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}
+        IMAGE_TAG: ${{ github.event.inputs.image_tag || 'latest' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_docker_image.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_docker_image.yml
index 4964f51d77e7..1e131e3001c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_docker_image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_docker_image.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,12 @@ jobs:
           DOCKER_IMAGE: avaplatform/bootstrap-monitor
           BUILD_MULTI_ARCH: 1
         run: scripts/run_task.sh build-bootstrap-monitor-image
+      - name: Build and publish subnet-evm image to DockerHub
+        env:
+          DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          DOCKER_PASS: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASS }}
+          IMAGE_NAME: avaplatform/subnet-evm
+          PLATFORMS: "linux/amd64,linux/arm64"
+          PUBLISH: 1
+          ALLOW_TAG_LATEST: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+        run: scripts/run_task.sh build-subnet-evm-image
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-avalanchego.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-avalanchego.yml
index d0dd75793f8b..a632d931dab2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-avalanchego.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-avalanchego.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Trigger Antithesis Avalanchego Setup
 
 on:
   schedule:
+    # When adjusting the schedule and duration of execution, make sure
+    # to check the schedule of other antithesis jobs (trigger-antithesis-*).
+    # The schedules for different test setups should not overlap to avoid 
+    # unintended resource contention.
     - cron: '0 22 * * *' # Every day at 10PM UTC
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-subnet-evm.yml
similarity index 80%
rename from graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis.yml
rename to .github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-subnet-evm.yml
index c01a76c8ca00..41e39cc4f218 100644
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-subnet-evm.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-name: Trigger Antithesis
+name: Trigger Antithesis Subnet-EVM Setup
 
 on:
   schedule:
     # When adjusting the schedule and duration of execution, make sure
-    # to check the schedule of antithesis jobs scheduled by other
-    # repos (avalanchego and hypersdk). Ideally the schedules for
-    # different test setups should not overlap to avoid unintended
-    # resource contention.
+    # to check the schedule of other antithesis jobs (trigger-antithesis-*).
+    # The schedules for different test setups should not overlap to avoid 
+    # unintended resource contention.
     - cron: '0 14 * * *' # Every day at 2PM UTC
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
       recipients:
-        description: 'Comma-seperated email addresses to send the test report to'
+        description: 'Comma-separated email addresses to send the test report to'
         required: true
         type: string
       image_tag:
@@ -26,8 +25,8 @@ on:
         type: string
 
 jobs:
-  antithesis:
-    name: Run Antithesis
+  antithesis_subnet_evm:
+    name: Run Antithesis Subnet-EVM Test Setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: antithesishq/antithesis-trigger-action@6c0a27302c0a3cd97d87d40bd6704e673abed4bb #v0.9
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-xsvm.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-xsvm.yml
index e5efddeb4b2f..f60701ebf040 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-xsvm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-antithesis-xsvm.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Trigger Antithesis XSVM Setup
 
 on:
   schedule:
+    # When adjusting the schedule and duration of execution, make sure
+    # to check the schedule of other antithesis jobs (trigger-antithesis-*).
+    # The schedules for different test setups should not overlap to avoid 
+    # unintended resource contention.
     - cron: '0 6 * * *' # Every day at 6AM UTC
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/docs/releasing/README.md b/RELEASING_README.md
similarity index 99%
rename from graft/subnet-evm/docs/releasing/README.md
rename to RELEASING_README.md
index 3887dd1fb157..6edc3ddd2252 100644
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/docs/releasing/README.md
+++ b/RELEASING_README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# THIS README IS WHOLLY OUT OF DATE AND WILL BE UPDATED! 
+
 # Releasing
 
 ## When to release
@@ -448,4 +450,4 @@ export P_VERSION=v0.7.4
     gh pr merge "prep-$P_VERSION-release" --squash --subject "chore: prep next release $P_VERSION"
     ```
 
-1. Pat yourself on the back for a job well done.
+1. Pat yourself on the back for a job well done.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 230daca54dd0..24327ee2550d 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ tasks:
       TEST_SETUP: xsvm
     cmd: bash -x ./scripts/build_antithesis_images.sh
 
+  build-antithesis-images-subnet-evm:
+    desc: Builds docker images for antithesis for the subnet-evm test setup
+    dir: graft/subnet-evm
+    cmd: bash -x ./scripts/build_antithesis_images.sh
+
   build-bootstrap-monitor:
     desc: Builds bootstrap-monitor
     cmd: ./scripts/build_bootstrap_monitor.sh
@@ -38,6 +43,11 @@ tasks:
     desc: Builds docker image for avalanchego
     cmd: ./scripts/build_image.sh
 
+  build-subnet-evm-image:
+    desc: Builds docker image for subnet-evm
+    dir: graft/subnet-evm
+    cmd: ./scripts/build_docker_image.sh
+
   build-race:
     desc: Builds avalanchego with race detection enabled
     cmd: ./scripts/build.sh -r
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/bench.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4aa5d573cd16..000000000000
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-name: Bench
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  pull_request:
-  merge_group:
-    types: [checks_requested]
-
-jobs:
-  bench:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version-file: "go.mod"
-      - run: go mod download
-        shell: bash
-      - run: ./scripts/run_task.sh build-bench-precompiles
-        shell: bash
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 030c0cf1f22d..000000000000
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
-# to commit it to your repository.
-#
-# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
-# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
-#
-# ******** NOTE ********
-# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
-# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
-# supported CodeQL languages.
-#
-name: "CodeQL"
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ master ]
-  pull_request:
-    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ master ]
-  merge_group:
-    types: [checks_requested]
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '44 11 * * 4'
-
-jobs:
-  analyze:
-    name: Analyze
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
-      security-events: write
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        language: [ 'go' ]
-        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby' ]
-        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://git.io/codeql-language-support
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@45775bd8235c68ba998cffa5171334d58593da47 #v3.28.15
-      with:
-        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
-        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
-        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
-        queries: security-extended
-
-    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
-    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
-    - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@45775bd8235c68ba998cffa5171334d58593da47 #v3.28.15
-
-    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
-    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
-
-    # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
-    #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
-    #    uses a compiled language
-
-    #- run: |
-    #   make bootstrap
-    #   make release
-
-    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@45775bd8235c68ba998cffa5171334d58593da47 #v3.28.15
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/notify-metrics-availability.sh b/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/notify-metrics-availability.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fd69064045c1..000000000000
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/notify-metrics-availability.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-# Timestamps are in seconds
-from_timestamp="$(date '+%s')"
-monitoring_period=900 # 15 minutes
-to_timestamp="$((from_timestamp + monitoring_period))"
-
-# Grafana expects microseconds, so pad timestamps with 3 zeros
-metrics_url="${GRAFANA_URL}&var-filter=gh_job_id%7C%3D%7C${GH_JOB_ID}&from=${from_timestamp}000&to=${to_timestamp}000"
-
-# Optionally ensure that the link displays metrics only for the shared
-# network rather than mixing it with the results for private networks.
-if [[ -n "${FILTER_BY_OWNER:-}" ]]; then
-  metrics_url="${metrics_url}&var-filter=network_owner%7C%3D%7C${FILTER_BY_OWNER}"
-fi
-
-echo "::notice links::metrics ${metrics_url}"
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/publish_antithesis_images.yml b/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/publish_antithesis_images.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1daa222af5b3..000000000000
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/publish_antithesis_images.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish Antithesis Images
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-env:
-  REGISTRY: us-central1-docker.pkg.dev
-  REPOSITORY: molten-verve-216720/avalanche-repository
-
-jobs:
-  antithesis:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Login to GAR
-      uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 #v3.4.0
-      with:
-        registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
-        username: _json_key
-        password: ${{ secrets.ANTITHESIS_GAR_JSON_KEY }}
-
-    - name: Build and publish images
-      run: ./scripts/run_task.sh build-antithesis-images
-      env:
-        IMAGE_PREFIX: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPOSITORY }}
-        IMAGE_TAG: latest
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/publish_docker.yml b/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/publish_docker.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 257622620d07..000000000000
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/publish_docker.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish Docker Image
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      vm_id:
-        description: "The ID of the VM (binary dst in Docker image)"
-        default: ""
-        required: false
-        type: string
-      avalanche_version:
-        description: "The SHA or tag of avalanchego to use for the base image (must be compatible with the version in go.mod)"
-        default: ""
-        required: false
-        type: string
-      allow_tag_latest:
-        description: "Whether or not allowing to tag the image created as latest (only works for master branch)"
-        default: false
-        required: false
-        type: boolean
-
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "*"
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-jobs:
-  publish_docker_image:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@29109295f81e9208d7d86ff1c6c12d2833863392 #v3.6.0
-      - uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@b5ca514318bd6ebac0fb2aedd5d36ec1b5c232a2 #v3.10.0
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version-file: "go.mod"
-      - name: Build and publish images to DockerHub
-        env:
-          DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-          DOCKER_PASS: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASS }}
-          IMAGE_NAME: "avaplatform/subnet-evm_avalanchego"
-          VM_ID: ${{ inputs.vm_id }}
-          PUBLISH: 1
-          PLATFORMS: "linux/amd64,linux/arm64"
-          AVALANCHE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.avalanche_version }}
-          ALLOW_TAG_LATEST: ${{ github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.allow_tag_latest }}
-        run: ./scripts/run_task.sh build-docker-image
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/release.yml b/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2666610918ec..000000000000
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-name: Release
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      tag:
-        description: "Tag to checkout & release"
-        required: true
-  release:
-    types:
-      - released
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Git checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          path: subnet-evm
-          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version-file: "./subnet-evm/go.mod"
-      - name: Set up arm64 cross compiler
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get -y update
-          sudo apt-get -y install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
-      - name: Checkout osxcross
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: tpoechtrager/osxcross
-          path: osxcross
-      - name: Build osxcross
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get -y install clang llvm-dev libxml2-dev uuid-dev libssl-dev bash patch make tar xz-utils bzip2 gzip sed cpio libbz2-dev
-          cd osxcross
-          wget https://github.com/phracker/MacOSX-SDKs/releases/download/11.3/MacOSX11.3.sdk.tar.xz -O tarballs/MacOSX11.3.sdk.tar.xz
-          echo cd4f08a75577145b8f05245a2975f7c81401d75e9535dcffbb879ee1deefcbf4 tarballs/MacOSX11.3.sdk.tar.xz | sha256sum -c -
-          UNATTENDED=1 ./build.sh
-          echo "$PWD/target/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
-      - name: Git checkout workflow event ref for .goreleaser.yml only
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          path: goreleaser
-      - name: Run GoReleaser
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@9c156ee8a17a598857849441385a2041ef570552 #v6.3.0
-        with:
-          distribution: goreleaser
-          version: v2.5.1
-          args: release --clean --config ../goreleaser/.goreleaser.yml
-          workdir: ./subnet-evm/
-        env:
-          # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication#about-the-github_token-secret
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/.goreleaser.yml b/graft/subnet-evm/.goreleaser.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e7b46848978b..000000000000
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/.goreleaser.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-# ref. https://goreleaser.com/customization/build/
-builds:
-  - id: subnet-evm
-    main: ./plugin
-    binary: subnet-evm
-    flags:
-      - -v
-    ldflags: -X github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/plugin/evm.Version=v{{.Version}}
-    goos:
-      - linux
-      - darwin
-    goarch:
-      - amd64
-      - arm64
-    env:
-      - CGO_ENABLED=1
-      - CGO_CFLAGS=-O -D__BLST_PORTABLE__ # Set the CGO flags to use the portable version of BLST
-    overrides:
-      - goos: linux
-        goarch: arm64
-        goarm64: v8.0
-        env:
-          - CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
-      - goos: darwin
-        goarch: arm64
-        goarm64: v8.0
-        env:
-          - CC=oa64-clang
-      - goos: darwin
-        goarch: amd64
-        goamd64: v1
-        env:
-          - CC=o64-clang
-release:
-  # Repo in which the release will be created.
-  # Default is extracted from the origin remote URL or empty if its private hosted.
-  github:
-    owner: ava-labs
-    name: subnet-evm
-
-git:
-  # Avoid picking the wrong tag when there is an RC tag and a non-RC tag
-  # pointing to the same commit.
-  prerelease_suffix: "-rc"
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/Taskfile.yml b/graft/subnet-evm/Taskfile.yml
index d1926f45903a..82bf90351888 100644
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/graft/subnet-evm/Taskfile.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tasks:
 
   build:
     desc: Compile Subnet EVM binary with git commit and static linking flags
-    cmd: ./scripts/build.sh # ci.yml
+    cmd: ./scripts/build.sh {{.CLI_ARGS}} # ci.yml
 
   build-antithesis-images:
     desc: Build Docker images for antithesis testing including avalanchego node and subnet-evm builder images
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/compatibility.json b/graft/subnet-evm/compatibility.json
index 4093aad3e2a8..976a4b19049b 100644
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/compatibility.json
+++ b/graft/subnet-evm/compatibility.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "rpcChainVMProtocolVersion": {
+    "v1.14.0": 44,
     "v0.8.0": 44,
     "v0.7.9": 43,
     "v0.7.8": 43,
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/plugin/evm/version.go b/graft/subnet-evm/plugin/evm/version.go
index f559f046d786..4c4f3b6cd4ed 100644
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/plugin/evm/version.go
+++ b/graft/subnet-evm/plugin/evm/version.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import "fmt"
 var (
 	// GitCommit is set by the build script
 	GitCommit string
-	// Version is the version of Subnet EVM
-	Version string = "v0.8.0"
+	// Version is the version of AvalancheGo/Subnet-EVM
+	Version string = "v1.14.0"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/graft/subnet-evm/scripts/build.sh b/graft/subnet-evm/scripts/build.sh
index 657f76592058..364f6f211a40 100755
--- a/graft/subnet-evm/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/graft/subnet-evm/scripts/build.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
-# Root directory
 SUBNET_EVM_PATH=$(
     cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
     cd .. && pwd
 )
+REPO_ROOT="$SUBNET_EVM_PATH/../.."
 
 # Load the constants
 source "$SUBNET_EVM_PATH"/scripts/constants.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ source "$SUBNET_EVM_PATH"/scripts/constants.sh
 if [[ $# -eq 1 ]]; then
     BINARY_PATH=$1
 elif [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
-    BINARY_PATH="$DEFAULT_PLUGIN_DIR/$DEFAULT_VM_ID"
+    BINARY_PATH="${AVALANCHEGO_BUILD_PATH:-$REPO_ROOT/build}/subnet-evm"
 else
     echo "Invalid arguments to build subnet-evm. Requires zero (default binary path) or one argument to specify the binary path."
     exit 1
@@ -24,4 +24,16 @@ fi
 
 # Build Subnet EVM, which is run as a subprocess
 echo "Building Subnet EVM @ GitCommit: $SUBNET_EVM_COMMIT at $BINARY_PATH"
-go build -ldflags "-X github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/plugin/evm.GitCommit=$SUBNET_EVM_COMMIT $STATIC_LD_FLAGS" -o "$BINARY_PATH" "plugin/"*.go
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+go build -ldflags "-X github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/graft/subnet-evm/plugin/evm.GitCommit=$SUBNET_EVM_COMMIT $STATIC_LD_FLAGS" -o "$BINARY_PATH" "plugin/"*.go
+
+# Symlink to both global and local plugin directories to simplify
+# usage for testing. The local directory should be preferred but the
+# global directory remains supported for backwards compatibility.
+LOCAL_PLUGIN_PATH="$REPO_ROOT/build/plugins"
+GLOBAL_PLUGIN_PATH="${HOME}/.avalanchego/plugins"
+for plugin_dir in "${GLOBAL_PLUGIN_PATH}" "${LOCAL_PLUGIN_PATH}"; do
+    PLUGIN_PATH="${plugin_dir}/${DEFAULT_VM_ID}"
+    echo "Symlinking ${BINARY_PATH} to ${PLUGIN_PATH}"
+    mkdir -p "${plugin_dir}"
+    ln -sf "$(cd "$(dirname "$BINARY_PATH")" && pwd)/$(basename "$BINARY_PATH")" "${PLUGIN_PATH}"
+done
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