diff --git a/packages/evm/hardhat.config.ts b/packages/evm/hardhat.config.ts
index 6dd7c4e4..14821bc4 100644
--- a/packages/evm/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { NetworkUserConfig } from "hardhat/types";
 
 import "./tasks/accounts";
 import "./tasks/ciphernode";
+import "./tasks/committee";
 
 dotenv.config();
 
diff --git a/packages/evm/tasks/committee.ts b/packages/evm/tasks/committee.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d3e8747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/evm/tasks/committee.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { task, types } from "hardhat/config";
+import type { ProviderRpcError, TaskArguments } from "hardhat/types";
+
+task("committee:new", "Request a new ciphernode committee")
+  .addOptionalParam(
+    "filter",
+    "address of filter contract to use",
+    "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000006",
+    types.string,
+  )
+  .addOptionalParam(
+    "thresholdQuorum",
+    "threshold quorum for committee",
+    2,
+    types.int,
+  )
+  .addOptionalParam(
+    "thresholdTotal",
+    "threshold total for committee",
+    2,
+    types.int,
+  )
+  .addOptionalParam(
+    "windowStart",
+    "timestamp start of window for the E3 (default: now)",
+    Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+    types.int,
+  )
+  .addOptionalParam(
+    "windowEnd",
+    "timestamp end of window for the E3 (default: now + 1 day)",
+    Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 86400,
+    types.int,
+  )
+  .addOptionalParam(
+    "duration",
+    "duration in seconds of the E3 (default: 1 day)",
+    86400,
+    types.int,
+  )
+  .addOptionalParam(
+    "e3Address",
+    "address of the E3 program",
+    "0x95E366f13c16976A26339aBe7992a1AB523388f5",
+    types.string,
+  )
+  .addOptionalParam(
+    "e3Params",
+    "parameters for the E3 program",
+    "0x0000000000000000000000009f3ebc4f6be495901a29bba2ae5a45fb870cdc14",
+    types.string,
+  )
+  .addOptionalParam(
+    "computeParams",
+    "parameters for the compute provider",
+    "0x000000000000000000000000404af1c0780a9269e4d3308a0812fb87bf5fc490",
+    types.string,
+  )
+  .setAction(async function (taskArguments: TaskArguments, hre) {
+    const enclave = await hre.deployments.get("Enclave");
+
+    const enclaveContract = await hre.ethers.getContractAt(
+      "Enclave",
+      enclave.address,
+    );
+
+    try {
+      const enableE3Tx = await enclaveContract.enableE3Program(
+        taskArguments.e3Address,
+      );
+      await enableE3Tx.wait();
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      console.log(
+        "E3 program enabling failed, probably already enabled: ",
+        e.message,
+      );
+    }
+
+    console.log(
+      "requesting committee...",
+      taskArguments.filter,
+      [taskArguments.thresholdQuorum, taskArguments.thresholdTotal],
+      [taskArguments.windowStart, taskArguments.windowEnd],
+      taskArguments.duration,
+      taskArguments.e3Address,
+      taskArguments.e3Params,
+      taskArguments.computeParams,
+    );
+    const tx = await enclaveContract.request(
+      taskArguments.filter,
+      [taskArguments.thresholdQuorum, taskArguments.thresholdTotal],
+      [taskArguments.windowStart, taskArguments.windowEnd],
+      taskArguments.duration,
+      taskArguments.e3Address,
+      taskArguments.e3Params,
+      taskArguments.computeParams,
+      // 1 ETH
+      { value: "1000000000000000000" },
+    );
+
+    console.log("Reequesting committee... ", tx.hash);
+    await tx.wait();
+
+    console.log(`Committee requested`);
+  });