diff --git a/util/get-toolchain.py b/util/get-toolchain.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from urllib.request import urlopen, urlretrieve
+
+TOOLCHAIN_VERSION = 'latest'
+RELEASES_URL_BASE = 'https://api.github.com/repos/lowRISC/lowrisc-toolchains/releases'
+ASSET_PREFIX = "lowrisc-toolchain-gcc-rv32imc-"
+TARGET_DIR = '/tools/riscv'
+
+
+def get_download_url(toolchain_version):
+    if toolchain_version == 'latest':
+        releases_url = '%s/%s' % (RELEASES_URL_BASE, toolchain_version)
+    else:
+        releases_url = '%s/tags/%s' % (RELEASES_URL_BASE, toolchain_version)
+    with urlopen(releases_url) as f:
+        info = json.loads(f.read().decode('utf-8'))
+        return [
+            a["browser_download_url"] for a in info["assets"]
+            if a["name"].startswith(ASSET_PREFIX)
+        ][0]
+
+
+def download(url):
+    print("Downloading toolchain from %s" % (url, ))
+    tmpfile = tempfile.mktemp()
+    urlretrieve(url, tmpfile)
+    return tmpfile
+
+
+def install(archive_file, target_dir):
+    os.makedirs(target_dir)
+
+    cmd = [
+        'tar', '-x', '-f', archive_file, '--strip-components=1', '-C',
+        target_dir
+    ]
+    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--target-dir',
+        '-t',
+        required=False,
+        default=TARGET_DIR,
+        help="Target directory (must not exist) (default: %(default)s)")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--release-version',
+        '-r',
+        required=False,
+        default=TOOLCHAIN_VERSION,
+        help="Toolchain version (default: %(default)s)")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    target_dir = args.target_dir
+    toolchain_version = args.release_version
+
+    if os.path.exists(args.target_dir):
+        sys.exit('Target directory %s already exists. Delete it first it you '
+                 'want to re-download the toolchain.' % (target_dir, ))
+
+    download_url = get_download_url(toolchain_version)
+    try:
+        archive_file = download(download_url)
+        install(archive_file, target_dir)
+    finally:
+        os.remove(archive_file)
+
+    print('Toolchain downloaded and installed to %s' % (target_dir, ))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()