diff --git a/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/EvmToolCommand.java b/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/EvmToolCommand.java
index 6d45bfdd0a..036d278908 100644
--- a/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/EvmToolCommand.java
+++ b/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/EvmToolCommand.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import picocli.CommandLine.Option;
     abbreviateSynopsis = true,
     name = "evm",
     mixinStandardHelpOptions = true,
+    versionProvider = VersionProvider.class,
     sortOptions = false,
     header = "Usage:",
     synopsisHeading = "%n",
diff --git a/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/StateTestSubCommand.java b/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/StateTestSubCommand.java
index 4848d7f66c..24e110c69c 100644
--- a/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/StateTestSubCommand.java
+++ b/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/StateTestSubCommand.java
@@ -40,14 +40,18 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.vm.OperationTracer;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.vm.StandardJsonTracer;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.worldstate.DefaultMutableWorldState;
 
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser.Feature;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JavaType;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
@@ -65,7 +69,8 @@ import picocli.CommandLine.ParentCommand;
 @Command(
     name = COMMAND_NAME,
     description = "Execute an Ethereum State Test.",
-    mixinStandardHelpOptions = true)
+    mixinStandardHelpOptions = true,
+    versionProvider = VersionProvider.class)
 public class StateTestSubCommand implements Runnable {
   private static final Logger LOG = LogManager.getLogger();
 
@@ -95,14 +100,27 @@ public class StateTestSubCommand implements Runnable {
             .constructParametricType(Map.class, String.class, GeneralStateTestCaseSpec.class);
     try {
       if (stateTestFiles.isEmpty()) {
-        // if no state tests were specified use standard input
+        // if no state tests were specified use standard input to get filenames
+        final BufferedReader in =
+            new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
         while (true) {
-          final Map<String, GeneralStateTestCaseSpec> generalStateTests =
-              objectMapper.readValue(System.in, javaType);
-          if (generalStateTests == null || generalStateTests.isEmpty()) {
+          final String fileName = in.readLine();
+          if (fileName == null) {
+            // reached end of file.  Stop the loop.
             break;
           }
-          executeStateTest(generalStateTests);
+          final File file = new File(fileName);
+          if (file.isFile()) {
+            try {
+              final Map<String, GeneralStateTestCaseSpec> generalStateTests =
+                  objectMapper.readValue(file, javaType);
+              executeStateTest(generalStateTests);
+            } catch (final JsonProcessingException jpe) {
+              System.out.println("File content error :" + jpe.toString());
+            }
+          } else {
+            System.out.println("File not found:" + fileName);
+          }
         }
       } else {
         for (final File stateTestFile : stateTestFiles) {
@@ -128,7 +146,7 @@ public class StateTestSubCommand implements Runnable {
   private void traceTestSpecs(final String test, final List<GeneralStateTestCaseEipSpec> specs) {
     Configurator.setLevel(
         "org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.ProtocolScheduleBuilder", Level.OFF);
-    var referenceTestProtocolSchedules = ReferenceTestProtocolSchedules.create();
+    final var referenceTestProtocolSchedules = ReferenceTestProtocolSchedules.create();
     Configurator.setLevel("org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.ProtocolScheduleBuilder", null);
 
     final OperationTracer tracer = // You should have picked Mercy.
diff --git a/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/VersionProvider.java b/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/VersionProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfe743fecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethereum/evmtool/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/evmtool/VersionProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright ConsenSys AG.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ */
+package org.hyperledger.besu.evmtool;
+
+import org.hyperledger.besu.BesuInfo;
+
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
+public class VersionProvider implements CommandLine.IVersionProvider {
+
+  public VersionProvider() {}
+
+  @Override
+  public String[] getVersion() {
+    return new String[] {"Hyperledger Besu EvmTool", BesuInfo.version()};
+  }
+}