diff --git a/docs/run-first-validator.md b/docs/run-first-validator.md
index 8e212f5..46ff836 100644
--- a/docs/run-first-validator.md
+++ b/docs/run-first-validator.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - [ansible](playbooks/README.md#ansible-installation)
 - [laconic-so](https://github.com/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator/?tab=readme-ov-file#install)
+- Link to LPS distribution spreadsheet
 
 ## Export testnet state
 
@@ -45,6 +46,14 @@
 
 - Copy over the exported `testnet-state.json` file to target machine
 
+- Generate LPS lockup distribution JSON file
+
+  ```
+  bash ~/cerc/laconicd-stack/scripts/generate-lps-lock.sh "<lps-distribution-spreadsheet-url>"
+  ```
+
+  - This will generate the `distribution.json` file at `~/cerc/laconicd-stack/distribution.json`
+
 - Copy over the LPS lockup distribution `distribution.json` file to target machine
 
 - Set envs:
diff --git a/scripts/generate-lps-distribution-json.py b/scripts/generate-lps-distribution-json.py
index 1bfe3fa..abdb82d 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-lps-distribution-json.py
+++ b/scripts/generate-lps-distribution-json.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ def get_excel_download_url(google_sheet_url):
     # Export the first sheet as Excel
     return f'https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/{sheet_id}/export?format=xlsx&id={sheet_id}'
 
-
 def download_excel(url, output_path):
     """
     Download the Excel file from the given URL.
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ def download_excel(url, output_path):
     with open(output_path, 'wb') as f:
         f.write(response.content)
 
-
 def convert_excel_to_json(excel_path, json_path):
     """
     Read the Excel file, extract columns from the 'Genesis Allocation' sheet, and save as JSON.
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ def convert_excel_to_json(excel_path, json_path):
     with open(json_path, 'w') as f:
         json.dump(result, f, indent=2)
 
-
 def main():
     if len(sys.argv) != 2:
         print('Usage: python download_and_convert_google_sheet.py <google_sheet_url>')
@@ -78,6 +75,5 @@ def main():
     convert_excel_to_json(excel_path, json_path)
     print(f'JSON saved to {json_path}')
 
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/scripts/generate-lps-lock.sh b/scripts/generate-lps-lock.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a634a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate-lps-lock.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <google_sheet_url>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+sheet_url="$1"
+venv_dir="$PWD/venv-lps-lock"
+script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# Create venv if it doesn't exist
+if [ ! -d "$venv_dir" ]; then
+  python3 -m venv "$venv_dir"
+fi
+
+# Activate venv and install dependencies
+"$venv_dir/bin/pip" install --upgrade pip > /dev/null
+"$venv_dir/bin/pip" install requests pandas openpyxl > /dev/null
+
+echo "Running LPS lock generation script..."
+"$venv_dir/bin/python" "$script_dir/generate-lps-distribution-json.py" "$sheet_url"
+
+# Clean up venv
+echo "Cleaning up..."
+rm -rf "$venv_dir"