diff --git a/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/base-box-tool.py b/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/base-box-tool.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 0e82dc2e9c0e..dbf05f016f67
--- a/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/base-box-tool.py
+++ b/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/base-box-tool.py
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
     "vmware_desktop",
 )
 
+# List of microTVM platforms for testing.
+ALL_MICROTVM_PLATFORMS = (
+    "stm32f746xx",
+    "nrf5340dk",
+)
+
 
 def parse_virtualbox_devices():
     output = subprocess.check_output(["VBoxManage", "list", "usbhost"], encoding="utf-8")
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ def attach_virtualbox(uuid, vid_hex=None, pid_hex=None, serial=None):
             if serial is not None:
                 rule_args.extend(["--serialnumber", serial])
             subprocess.check_call(rule_args)
+            # TODO(mehrdadh): skip usb attach if it's already attached
             subprocess.check_call(["VBoxManage", "controlvm", uuid, "usbattach", dev["UUID"]])
             return
 
@@ -308,13 +315,17 @@ def test_command(args):
     test_config_file = os.path.join(base_box_dir, "test-config.json")
     with open(test_config_file) as f:
         test_config = json.load(f)
+
+        # select microTVM test platform
+        microtvm_test_platform = test_config[args.microtvm_platform]
+
         for key, expected_type in REQUIRED_TEST_CONFIG_KEYS.items():
-            assert key in test_config and isinstance(
-                test_config[key], expected_type
+            assert key in microtvm_test_platform and isinstance(
+                microtvm_test_platform[key], expected_type
             ), f"Expected key {key} of type {expected_type} in {test_config_file}: {test_config!r}"
 
-        test_config["vid_hex"] = test_config["vid_hex"].lower()
-        test_config["pid_hex"] = test_config["pid_hex"].lower()
+        microtvm_test_platform["vid_hex"] = microtvm_test_platform["vid_hex"].lower()
+        microtvm_test_platform["pid_hex"] = microtvm_test_platform["pid_hex"].lower()
 
     providers = args.provider
     provider_passed = {p: False for p in providers}
@@ -331,7 +342,7 @@ def test_command(args):
                     release_test_dir, user_box_dir, base_box_dir, provider_name
                 )
             do_run_release_test(
-                release_test_dir, provider_name, test_config, args.test_device_serial
+                release_test_dir, provider_name, microtvm_test_platform, args.test_device_serial
             )
             provider_passed[provider_name] = True
 
@@ -444,6 +455,13 @@ def parse_args():
         ),
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--microtvm-platform",
+        default="stm32f746xx",
+        choices=ALL_MICROTVM_PLATFORMS,
+        help="For use with 'test' command. MicroTVM platfrom that are used for testing.",
+    )
+
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
diff --git a/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/zephyr/base-box/setup.sh b/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/zephyr/base-box/setup.sh
index 52af947c3e89..7299ceae6ad8 100644
--- a/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/zephyr/base-box/setup.sh
+++ b/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/zephyr/base-box/setup.sh
@@ -59,17 +59,22 @@ sudo apt install -y llvm
 sudo apt install -y protobuf-compiler libprotoc-dev
 
 # nrfjprog
+NRF_COMMANDLINE_TOOLS_FILE=nRFCommandLineToolsLinuxamd64.tar.gz
+NRF_COMMANDLINE_TOOLS_URL=https://www.nordicsemi.com/-/media/Software-and-other-downloads/Desktop-software/nRF-command-line-tools/sw/Versions-10-x-x/10-12-1/nRFCommandLineTools10121Linuxamd64.tar.gz
+NRF_COMMANDLINE_TOOLS_INSTALLER=nRF-Command-Line-Tools_10_12_1_Linux-amd64.deb
+JLINK_LINUX_INSTALLER=JLink_Linux_V688a_x86_64.deb
+
 cd ~
 mkdir -p nrfjprog
-wget --no-verbose -O nRFCommandLineTools1090Linuxamd64.tar.gz https://www.nordicsemi.com/-/media/Software-and-other-downloads/Desktop-software/nRF-command-line-tools/sw/Versions-10-x-x/10-9-0/nRFCommandLineTools1090Linuxamd64tar.gz
+wget --no-verbose -O $NRF_COMMANDLINE_TOOLS_FILE $NRF_COMMANDLINE_TOOLS_URL
 cd nrfjprog
-tar -xzvf ../nRFCommandLineTools1090Linuxamd64.tar.gz
-sudo apt install -y ./JLink_Linux_V680a_x86_64.deb
-sudo apt install -y ./nRF-Command-Line-Tools_10_9_0_Linux-amd64.deb
+tar -xzvf "../${NRF_COMMANDLINE_TOOLS_FILE}"
+sudo apt install -y "./${JLINK_LINUX_INSTALLER}"
+sudo apt install -y "./${NRF_COMMANDLINE_TOOLS_INSTALLER}"
 source ~/.profile
 nrfjprog --help
 cd ..
-rm -rf nrfjprog nRFCommandLineTools1090Linuxamd64.tar.gz
+rm -rf nrfjprog "${NRF_COMMANDLINE_TOOLS_FILE}"
 
 # Zephyr
 pip3 install --user -U west
diff --git a/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/zephyr/base-box/test-config.json b/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/zephyr/base-box/test-config.json
index 78a6bd216e65..0d266797f04d 100644
--- a/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/zephyr/base-box/test-config.json
+++ b/apps/microtvm/reference-vm/zephyr/base-box/test-config.json
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-{"vid_hex": "0483",
- "pid_hex": "374b",
- "test_cmd": ["pytest", "tests/micro/qemu/test_zephyr.py", "--microtvm-platforms=stm32f746xx"]
+{
+    "stm32f746xx": {
+        "vid_hex": "0483",
+        "pid_hex": "374b",
+        "test_cmd": ["pytest", "tests/micro/qemu/test_zephyr.py", "--microtvm-platforms=stm32f746xx"]
+        },
+    "nrf5340dk": {
+        "vid_hex": "1366",
+        "pid_hex": "1055",
+        "test_cmd": ["pytest", "tests/micro/qemu/test_zephyr.py", "--microtvm-platforms=nrf5340dk"]
+        }
 }