From v1.2, Pantheon requires Java 11. Pantheon on Java 8 is no longer supported.
### Docker Image Migration
In v1.2, we removed the entry-point script from our Docker image. Refer to the [migration guide](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Deploying-Pantheon/High-Availability/)
for information on options that were previously automatically added to the Pantheon command line.
- Added rewind to block functionality [#1814](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1814)
- Added support for NoReward and NoProof seal engines [#1813](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1813)
- Added strict short hex strings for retesteth [#1812](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1812)
- Cleaned up genesis parsing [#1809](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1809)
- Updating Orion to v1.3.2 [#1805](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1805)
- Updaated newHeads subscription to emit events only for canonical blocks [#1798](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1798)
- Repricing for trie-size-dependent opcodes [#1795](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1795)
- Revised Istanbul Versioning assignemnts [#1794](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1794)
- Updated RevertReason to return BytesValue [#1793](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1793)
- Updated way priv_getPrivacyPrecompileAddress source [#1786](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1786) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- Updated Chain ID opcode to return 0 as default [#1785](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1785)
- Added tracking of world state account key preimages [#1780](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1780)
- Modified PrivGetPrivateTransaction to take public tx hash [#1778](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1778) (thanks to [josh-richardson](https://github.com/josh-richardson))
- Updated priv_getPrivacyPrecompileAddress method return [#1766](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1766) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- Added tests for permissioning with static nodes behaviour [#1764](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1764)
- Added integration test for contract creation with privacyGroupId [#1762](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1762) (thanks to [josh-richardson](https://github.com/josh-richardson))
- Added report node local address as the coinbase in Clique and IBFT
- Added CLI flag for setting WorldStateDownloader task cache size [#1749](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1749) (thanks to [matkt](https://github.com/matkt))
- Updated vertx to 2.8.0 [#1748](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1748)
- changed RevertReason to BytesValue [#1746](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1746)
- Added static nodes acceptance test [#1745](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1745)
- Added report 0 hashrate when the mining coordinator doesn't support mining
- Implemented EIP-2200 - Net Gas Metering Revised [#1743](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1743)
- Added chainId validation to PrivateTransactionValidator [#1741](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1741)
- Reduced intrinsic gas cost [#1739](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1739)
- De-duplicated test blocks data files [#1737](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1737)
- Renamed various EEA methods to priv methods [#1736](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1736) (thanks to [josh-richardson](https://github.com/josh-richardson))
- Permissioning Acceptance Test [#1735](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1735)
- Added PrivateTransactionValidator to unify logic [#1713](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1713)
- Added JSON-RPC API to report validator block production information [#1687](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1687) (thanks to [matkt](https://github.com/matkt))
- Added Mark Sweep Pruner [#1638](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1638)
- Added the Blake2b F compression function as a precompile in Pantheon [#1614](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1614) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- Documentation updates include:
- Added CPU requirements [#1734](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1734)
- Added reference to Ansible role [#1733](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1733)
- Updated revert reason example [#1754](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1754)
- Added content on deploying for production [#1774](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1774)
- Updated docker docs for location of data path [#1790](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1790)
- New release docker image [\#1664](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1664)
- Support changing log level at runtime [\#1656](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1656) (thanks to [matkt](https://github.com/matkt))
- Implement dump command to dump a specific block from storage [\#1641](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1641) (thanks to [matkt](https://github.com/matkt))
- Add eea\_findPrivacyGroup endpoint to Pantheon [\#1635](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1635) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Updated eea send raw transaction with privacy group ID [\#1611](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1611) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- Added [admin\_changeLogLevel](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-API-Methods/#admin_changeloglevel) JSON RPC API (thanks to [matkt](https://github.com/matkt))
- Updated for [new Docker image](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Getting-Started/Run-Docker-Image/)
- Updated [permissioning overview](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Permissions/Permissioning-Overview/) for onchain account permissioning
- Updated [quickstart](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Tutorials/Private-Network-Quickstart/#monitoring-nodes-with-prometheus-and-grafana) to include Prometheus and Grafana
- Updated [web3.js-eea reference](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/web3js-eea-Methods/) to include privacy group methods
- Updated [onchain permissioning to include account permissioning](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Permissions/Onchain-Permissioning/Onchain-Permissioning/) and [Permissioning Management Dapp](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Permissions/Onchain-Permissioning/Production/)
- Added [deployment procedure for Permissioning Management Dapp](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Permissions/Onchain-Permissioning/Production/)
- Added privacy content for [EEA-compliant and Pantheon-extended privacy](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Privacy/Explanation/Privacy-Groups/)
- Added content on [creating and managing privacy groups](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Privacy/How-To/Create-Manage-Privacy-Groups/)
- Added content on [accessing private and privacy marker transactions](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Privacy/How-To/Access-Private-Transactions/)
- Added content on [system requirements](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Installation/System-Requirements/)
- Added reference to [Pantheon role on Galaxy to deploy using Ansible](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Deploying-Pantheon/Ansible/).
- Modifies PrivGetPrivateTransaction to take public tx hash [\#1778](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1778)
- Remove enclave public key from parameter [\#1777](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1777)
- Return the ethereum address of the privacy precompile from priv_getPrivacyPrecompileAddress [\#1766](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1766)
- Report node local address as the coinbase in Clique and IBFT [\#1760](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1760)
- Additional integration test for contract creation with privacyGroupId [\#1762](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1762)
- Report 0 hashrate when the mining coordinator doesn't support mining [\#1757](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1757)
- Update PantheonCommand to accept minTransactionGasPriceWei as an integer [\#1668](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1668) (thanks to [matkt](https://github.com/matkt))
- Privacy group id consistent [\#1667](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1667) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- Change eea\_getPrivateTransaction endpoint to accept hex [\#1666](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1666) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Factorise metrics code for KeyValueStorage database [\#1663](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1663))
- Create a metric tracking DB size [\#1662](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1662)
- AT- Removing unused methods on KeyValueStorage [\#1661](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1661)
- Add Prerequisites and Quick-Start [\#1660](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1660) (thanks to [lazaridiscom](https://github.com/lazaridiscom))
- Make test generated keys deterministic w/in block generator [\#1657](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1657)
- Rename privacyGroupId to createPrivacyGroupId [\#1654](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1654) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Intermittent Test Failures in TransactionsMessageSenderTest [\#1653](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1653)
- Sanity check the generated distribution files before upload [\#1648](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1648)
- Use JDK 11 for release builds [\#1647](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1647)
- Support multiple private marker transactions in a block [\#1646](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1646)
- Display World State Sync Progress in Logs [\#1645](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1645)
- Remove the docker gradle plugin, handle building docker with shell now [\#1644](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1644)
- Switch to using metric names from EIP-2159 [\#1634](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1634)
- Added content on [setting CLI options using environment variables](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#specifying-options)
### Technical Improvements
- Read config from env vars when no config file specified [\#1639](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1639)
- Upgrade jackson-databind to 2.9.9.1 [\#1636](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1636)
- \[PAN-2811\] Be more lenient with discovery message deserialization. Completes our support for EIP-8 and enables Pantheon to work on Rinkeby again. [\#1580](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1580)
- Added liveness and readiness probe stub endpoints [\#1553](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1553)
- Added [link to sample Grafana dashboard](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Monitoring/Monitoring-Performance/#monitor-node-performance-using-prometheus)
- Added [note about replacing transactions in transaction pool](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Using-Pantheon/Transactions/Transaction-Pool/#replacing-transactions-with-same-nonce)
- \[PAN-2779\] Allow signing private transaction with any key [\#1561](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1561) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- \[PAN-2783\] Invert dependency between permissioning and p2p [\#1557](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1557)
- Removing account filter from TransactionPool [\#1556](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1556)
- \[PAN-2672\] Return specific and useful error for enclave issues [\#1455](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1455) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Added [troubleshooting point about illegal reflective access error](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Troubleshooting/Troubleshooting/#illegal-reflective-access-error-on-startup)
- Added [trusted bootnode behaviour for permissioning](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Permissions/Onchain-Permissioning/#bootnodes)
- Added [how to obtain a WS authentication token](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Pantheon-API/Authentication/#obtaining-an-authentication-token)
- Updated [example scripts and added package.json file for creating signed transactions](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/stable/Using-Pantheon/Transactions/Transactions/)
### Technical Improvements
- Replaced Void datatype with void [\#1530](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1530)
- Fix estimate gas RPC failing for clique when no blocks have been created [\#1528](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1528)
- Avoid auto-boxing for gauge metrics [\#1526](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1526)
- Add AT to ensure 0-miner Clique/IBFT are valid [\#1525](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1525)
- AT DSL - renaming to suffix of Conditions and co-locating with Conditions [\#1524](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1524)
- Set disconnect flag immediately when disconnecting a peer [\#1521](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1521)
- \[PAN-2547\] Modified JSON-RPC subscription processing to avoid blocking [\#1519](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1519)
- Dependency Version Updates [\#1517](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1517)
- AT DSL - renaming ibft to ibft2 [\#1516](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1516)
- \[PIE-1578\] Added local transaction permissioning metrics [\#1515](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1515)
- \[PIE-1577\] Added node local metrics [\#1514](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1514)
- PAN-2715 - return block not found reasons in error [\#1485](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1485)
- \[PAN-2652\] Refactor Privacy acceptance test and add Privacy Ibft test [\#1483](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1483) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- \[PAN-2603\] Onchain account permissioning support [\#1475](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1475)
- Make CLI options names with hyphen-minus searchable and reduce index size [\#1476](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1476)
- Added warning banner when using latest version [\#1454](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1454)
- \[PAN-2647\] Validate Private Transaction nonce before submitting to Transaction Pool [\#1449](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1449) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- Add placeholders system to have global variables in markdown [\#1425](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1425)
- Make restriction field in Private Transaction an enum [\#1462](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1462) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- Helpful graphql error when an account doesn't exist [\#1460](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1460)
- Acceptance Test Cleanup [\#1458](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1458)
- Large chain id support for private transactions [\#1452](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1452)
- Add constantinople fix block for Rinkeby [\#1404](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1404)
- Update EnodeURL to support enodes with listening disabled [\#1403](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1403)
- Integration Integration test\(s\) on p2p of 'net\_services' [\#1402](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1402)
- Reference tests fail on Windows [\#1401](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1401)
- Fix non-deterministic test caused by variable size of generated transactions [\#1399](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1399)
- Start BlockPropagationManager immediately - don't wait for full sync [\#1398](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1398)
- Added error message for RPC method disabled [\#1396](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1396)
- Fix intermittency in FullSyncChainDownloaderTest [\#1394](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1394)
- Add explanatory comment about default port [\#1392](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1392)
- Handle case where peers advertise a listening port of 0 [\#1391](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1391)
- Cache extra data [\#1389](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1389)
- Update Log message in IBFT Controller [\#1387](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1387)
- Remove unnecessary field [\#1384](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1384)
- Add getPeer method to PeerConnection [\#1383](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1383)
- Removing smart quotes [\#1381](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1381) (thanks to [jmcnevin](https://github.com/jmcnevin))
- Use streams and avoid iterating child nodes multiple times [\#1380](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1380)
- Use execute instead of submit so unhandled exceptions get logged [\#1379](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1379)
- Prefer EnodeURL over Endpoint [\#1378](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1378)
- Add flat file based task collection [\#1377](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1377)
- Consolidate local enode representation [\#1376](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1376)
- Rename rocksdDbConfiguration to rocksDbConfiguration [\#1375](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1375)
- Remove EthTaskChainDownloader and supporting code [\#1373](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1373)
- Handle the pipeline being aborted while finalizing an async operation [\#1372](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1372)
- Rename methods that create and return streams away from getX\(\) [\#1368](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1368)
- eea\_getTransactionCount fails if account has not interacted with private state [\#1367](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1367) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- Include static nodes in permissioning logic [\#1339](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1339)
- JsonRpcError decoding to include message [\#1336](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1336)
- Cache current chain head info [\#1335](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1335)
- Queue pending requests when all peers are busy [\#1331](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1331)
- Fix failed tests on Windows [\#1332](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1332)
- Provide error message when invalid key specified in key file [\#1328](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1328)
- Allow whitespace in file paths loaded from resources directory [\#1329](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1329)
- Allow whitespace in path [\#1327](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1327)
- Require block numbers for debug\_traceBlockByNumber to be in hex [\#1326](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1326)
- Improve logging of chain download errors in the pipeline chain downloader [\#1325](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1325)
- Ensure eth scheduler is stopped in tests [\#1324](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1324)
- Normalize account permissioning addresses in whitelist [\#1321](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1321)
- Allow private contract invocations in multiple privacy groups [\#1318](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1318) (thanks to [iikirilov](https://github.com/iikirilov))
- Fix account permissioning check case matching [\#1315](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1315)
- Use header validation mode for ommers [\#1313](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1313)
- Configure RocksDb max background compaction and thread count [\#1312](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1312)
- Missing p2p info when queried live [\#1310](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1310)
- Tx limit size send peers follow up [\#1308](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1308)
- Remove remnants of the old dev mode [\#1307](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1307)
- Remove duplicate init code from PantheonController instances [\#1305](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1305)
- Stop synchronizer prior to stopping the network [\#1302](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1302)
- Evict old transactions [\#1299](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1299)
- Send local transactions to new peers [\#1253](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1253)
- Undo changes to PendingTransactions method visibility [\#1281](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1281)
- Use default enclave public key to generate eea_getTransactionReceipt [\#1280](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1280) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Rollback to rocksdb 5.15.10 [\#1279](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1279)
- Log error when a JSON decode problem is encountered [\#1278](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1278)
- Build broken in Java 12 [\#1263](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1263)
- Make PeerDiscovertAgentTest less flakey [\#1262](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1262)
- Ignore extra json rpc params [\#1261](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1261)
- Fetch local transactions in isolation [\#1259](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1259)
- Update to debug trace transaction [\#1258](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1258)
- Use labelled timer to differentiate between rocks db metrics [\#1254](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1254) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Migrate TransactionPool (& affiliated test) from 'core' to 'eth' [\#1251](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1251)
- Use single instance of Rocksdb for privacy [\#1247](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1247) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Subscribing to sync events should receive false when in sync [\#1240](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1240)
- Ignore transactions from the network while behind chain head [\#1228](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1228)
- RocksDB Statistics in Metrics [\#1169](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1169)
- Add block trace RPC methods [\#1088](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1088) (thanks to [kziemianek](https://github.com/kziemianek))
- Added [Privacy Overview](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Privacy/Privacy-Overview/) and [Processing Private Transactions](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Privacy/Private-Transaction-Processing/)
- Renaming of Ethstats Lite Explorer to [Ethereum Lite Explorer](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/EthStats/Lite-Block-Explorer/) (thanks to [tzapu](https://github.com/tzapu))
- Added content on using [Truffle with Pantheon](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Using-Pantheon/Truffle/)
- Reduce memory usage in import [\#1239](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1239)
- Improve eea_sendRawTransaction error messages [\#1238](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1238) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Single topic filter [\#1235](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1235)
- Enable pipeline chain downloader for fast sync [\#1232](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1232)
- Make contract size limit configurable [\#1227](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1227)
- Refactor PrivacyParameters config to use builder pattern [\#1226](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1226) (thanks to [antonydenyer](https://github.com/antonydenyer))
- Different request limits for different request types [\#1224](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1224)
- Finish off fast sync pipeline download [\#1222](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1222)
- Enable fast-sync options on command line [\#1218](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1218)
- Replace filtering headers after the fact with calculating number to request up-front [\#1216](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1216)
- Support async processing while maintaining output order [\#1215](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1215)
- Add Unstable Options to the CLI [\#1213](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1213)
- Add private cluster acceptance tests [\#1211](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1211) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Push development images to public dockerhub [\#1202](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1202)
- Push builds of master as docker development images [\#1200](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1200)
- Doc CI pipeline for build and tests [\#1199](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1199)
- Replace the use of a disconnect listener with EthPeer.isDisconnected [\#1197](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1197)
- Prep chain downloader for branch by abstraction [\#1194](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1194)
- Maintain the state of MessageFrame in private Tx [\#1193](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1193) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Persist private world state only if we are mining [\#1191](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1191) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Remove SyncState from SyncTargetManager [\#1188](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1188)
- Acceptance tests base for smart contract node permissioning [\#1186](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1186)
- Added `--metrics-category` CLI to only enable select metrics [\#969](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/969)
- Documentation updates include:
- Updated endpoints in [Private Network Quickstart](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Tutorials/Private-Network-Quickstart/) (thanks to [laubai](https://github.com/laubai))
- Updated [developer build instructions to use installDist](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/blob/master/docs/development/running-developer-builds.md)
- Added information on [block time and timeout settings](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Consensus-Protocols/IBFT/#block-time) for IBFT 2.0
- Added permissioning blog to [Resources](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Resources/Resources/)
- Updated [Create Permissioned Network](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Tutorials/Create-Permissioned-Network/) tutorial to use `export-address`
- Updated [Clique](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Consensus-Protocols/Clique/) and [IBFT 2.0](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Consensus-Protocols/IBFT/) docs to include complete genesis file
- Updated [Clique tutorial](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Tutorials/Create-Private-Clique-Network/) to use `export-address` subcommand
- Added two extra Ropsten bootnodes [\#1147](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1147)
- Fixed TCP port handling [\#1144](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1144)
- Better error on bad header [\#1143](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1143)
- Refresh peer table while we have fewer than maxPeers connected [\#1142](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1142)
- Refactor jsonrpc consumption of local node permissioning controller [\#1140](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1140)
- Disconnect peers before the pivot block while fast syncing [\#1139](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1139)
- Reduce the default transaction pool size from 30,000 to 4096 [\#1136](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1136)
- Fail at load if static nodes not whitelisted [\#1135](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1135)
- Fix private transaction acceptance test [\#1134](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1134) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Quieter exceptions when network is unreachable [\#1133](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1133)
- nodepermissioningcontroller used for devp2p connection filtering [\#1132](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1132)
- Remove duplicates from apis specified via CLI [\#1131](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1131)
- Synchronizer returns false if it is in sync [\#1130](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1130)
- Added fromHexStringStrict to check for exactly 20 byte addresses [\#1128](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1128)
- Fix deadlock scenario in AsyncOperationProcessor and re-enable WorldStateDownloaderTest [\#1126](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/1126)
- RPC tests can use 127.0.0.1 loopback rather than localhost [\#974](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/974) (fixes [\#956](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/956)[\#956](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/956) thanks to [glethuillier](https://github.com/glethuillier) for raising)
- Disable picocli ansi when testing [\#973](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/973)
- Add a jmh benchmark for WorldStateDownloader [\#972](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/972)
- Gradle dependency for JMH annotation, for IDEs that aren't IntelliJ \(… [\#971](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/971)
- Separate download state tracking from WorldStateDownloader [\#967](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/967)
- Gradle dependency for JMH annotation, for IDEs that aren't IntelliJ [\#966](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/966)
- Documentation update for the [`public-key export-address`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#public-key) subcommand.
- Updated [IBFT 2.0 overview](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Consensus-Protocols/IBFT/) to include use of `rlp encode` command and information on setting IBFT 2.0 properties to achieve your desired block time.
- Do parallel extract signatures in the parallel block importer. [\#844](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/844)
- Fix 'the Input Is Too Long' Error on Windows [\#843](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/843) (thanks to [glethuillier](https://github.com/glethuillier)). Fixes issue [\#839](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/839).
- Speed up shutdown time [\#838](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/838)
- Add metrics to world state downloader [\#837](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/837)
- Store pivot block header [\#836](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/836)
- Clique should use beneficiary of zero on epoch blocks [\#833](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/833)
- Clique should ignore proposals for address 0 [\#831](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/831)
- Fix intermittency in FullSyncDownloaderTest [\#830](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/830)
- Added the authentication service to the WebSocket service [\#829](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/829)
- Extract creation and init of ProtocolContext into a re-usable class [\#828](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/828)
- Prevent duplicate commit seals in ibft header [\#827](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/827)
- Validate Ibft vanity data length [\#826](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/826)
- Refactored json rpc authentication to be provided as a service [\#825](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/825)
- Handle unavailable world states [\#824](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/824)
- Password in JWT payload [\#823](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/823)
- Homogenize error messages when required parameters are set [\#822](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/822) ([glethuillier](https://github.com/glethuillier)). Fixes issue [\#821](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/821).
- Set remote peer chain head to parent of block received in NEW\_BLOCK\_MESSAGE [\#819](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/819)
- Peer disconnects should not result in stack traces [\#818](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/818)
- Remove privacy not supported warning [\#806](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/806) (thanks to [vinistevam](https://github.com/vinistevam))
- Wire up Private Transaction Processor [\#805](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/805) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- Apply a limit to the number of responses in RespondingEthPeer.respondWhile [\#803](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/803)
- Avoid requesting empty block bodies from the network. [\#802](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/802)
- Handle partial responses to get receipts requests [\#801](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/801)
- Rename functions in Ibft MessageValidator [\#800](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/800)
- Upgrade GoogleJavaFormat to 1.7 [\#795](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/795)
- Minor refactorings of IntegrationTest infrastructure [\#786](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/786)
- Spilt Ibft MessageValidator into components [\#752](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/752)
- Ensure first checkpoint headers is always in local blockchain for FastSyncCheckpointHeaderManager [\#750](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/750)
- Refactored permissioning components to be Optional. [\#747](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/747)
- Integrate rocksdb-based queue into WorldStateDownloader [\#746](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/746)
- Generify orion to enclave [\#745](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/745) (thanks to [vinistevam](https://github.com/vinistevam))
- Moved IBFT Message factory to use wrapped message types [\#744](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/744)
- Handle timeouts when requesting checkpoint headers correctly [\#743](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/743)
- Update RoundChangeManager to use flattened message [\#742](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/742)
- Handle validation failures when fast importing blocks [\#741](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/741)
- Updated IbftRound and RoundState APIs to use wrapped messages [\#740](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/740)
Breaking changes have been made to the command line options in v0.9 to improve usability. Many v0.8 command line options no longer work.
The [documentation](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/) has been updated throughout to use the changed command line options and the [command line reference](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/) documents the changed options.
| `--goerli` | [`--network=goerli`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#network) | Replaced by `--network` option |
| `--metrics-listen=<HOST:PORT>` | [`--metrics-host=<HOST>`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#metrics-host) and [`--metrics-port=<PORT>`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#metrics-port) | Split into host and port options |
| `--p2p-listen=<HOST:PORT>` | [`--p2p-host=<HOST>`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#p2p-host) and [`--p2p-port=<PORT>`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#p2p-port) | Split into host and port options |
| `--rinkeby` | [`--network=rinkeby`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#network) | Replaced by `--network` option |
| `--ropsten` | [`--network=ropsten`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#network) | Replaced by `--network` option |
| `--rpc-listen=<HOST:PORT>` | [`--rpc-http-host=<HOST>`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#rpc-http-host) and [`--rpc-http-port=<PORT>`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#rpc-http-port) | Split into host and port options |
| `--ws-listen=<HOST:PORT>` | [`--rpc-ws-host=<HOST>`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#rpc-ws-host) and [`--rpc-ws-port=<PORT>`](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/Pantheon-CLI-Syntax/#rpc-ws-port) | Split into host and port options |
to use quickstart in `pantheon-quickstart` repository and indicate that the quickstart is not supported on Windows.
- Added IBFT 2.0 [content](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Consensus-Protocols/IBFT/) and [JSON RPC API methods](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Reference/JSON-RPC-API-Methods/#ibft-20-methods).
- Added content on [events and logs](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Using-Pantheon/Events-and-Logs/), and [using filters](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Using-Pantheon/Accessing-Logs-Using-JSON-RPC/).
- Added content on integrating with [Prometheus Push Gateway](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Using-Pantheon/Debugging/#running-prometheus-with-pantheon-in-push-mode)
### Technical Improvements
- Download receipts during fast sync and import without processing transactions [\#701](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/701)
- Removed CLI options for `--nodes-whitelist` and `--accounts-whitelist` [\#694](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/694)
- Delegate `getRootCause` through to Guava's implementation [\#692](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/692)
- Update orion default port approach [\#660](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/660)
- Extract out generic parts of Downloader [\#659](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/659)
- Start world downloader [\#658](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/658)
- Create a simple `WorldStateDownloader` [\#657](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/657)
- Added handling for when p2p is disabled [\#655](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/655)
- Enabled command line configuration for privacy precompiled contract address [\#653](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/653) (thanks to [Puneetha17](https://github.com/Puneetha17))
- IBFT transmitted packets are logged by gossiper [\#652](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/652)
-`admin_addPeer` acceptance test [\#651](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/651)
- Added `p2pEnabled` configuration to `ProcessPantheonNodeRunner` [\#649](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/649)
- Added description to automatic benchmarks [\#646](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/646)
Indefinitely delays the roll-out of Constantinople on Ethereum Mainnet due to a [potential security issue](https://blog.ethereum.org/2019/01/15/security-alert-ethereum-constantinople-postponement/) detected.
or referring to the custom [configuration file](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Getting-Started/Run-Docker-Image/#custom-configuration-file)
or [genesis file](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Getting-Started/Run-Docker-Image/#custom-genesis-file).
To recover the node key and data directory from the Docker container:
Where `container` is the name or ID of the Docker container containing the Pantheon node.
The container can be running or stopped when you copy the key and data directory. If your node was
fully synchronized to MainNet, the data directory will be ~2TB.
When restarting your node with the v0.8.4 Docker image:
* Save the node key in the [`key` file](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Configuring-Pantheon/Node-Keys/#node-private-key) in the data
directory or specify the location using the [`--node-private-key` option](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Configuring-Pantheon/Node-Keys/#specifying-a-custom-node-private-key-file).
* Specify the `<destination_directory` as a [volume for the data directory](https://docs.pantheon.pegasys.tech/en/latest/Getting-Started/Run-Docker-Image/#data-directory).
- Remove non-transactional mutation from KeyValueStore [\#500](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/500)
- Ensured that the blockchain queries class handles optionals better. [\#486](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/486)
- IBFT mining acceptance test [\#483](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/483)
- Set base directory name to be lowercase in building.md [\#474](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/474) (Thanks to [Matthalp](https://github.com/Matthalp))
- Moved admin\_peers to Admin API group [\#473](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/473)
- Nodes whitelist acceptance test [\#472](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/472)
- Rework RoundChangeManagerTest to not reuse validators [\#469](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/469)
- Ignore node files to support truffle. [\#467](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/467)
From v0.8.3, incoming HTTP requests are only accepted from hostnames specified using the `--host-whitelist` command-line option. If not specified, the default value for `--host-whitelist` is `localhost`.
If using the URL `http://127.0.0.1` to make JSON-RPC calls, use `--host-whitelist` to specify the hostname `127.0.0.1` or update the hostname to `localhost`.
If your application publishes RPC ports, specify the hostnames when starting Pantheon. For example:
```json
pantheon --host-whitelist=example.com
```
Specify `*` or `all` for `--host-whitelist` to effectively disable host protection and replicate pre-v0.8.3 behavior. This is not recommended for production code.
* Reorganised [Installation documentation](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/wiki/Installation) and added [Chocolatey installation](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/wiki/Install-Binaries#windows-with-chocolatey) for Windows
* Reorganised [JSON-RPC API documentation](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/wiki/JSON-RPC-API)
* Updated [RPC Pub/Sub API documentation](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/wiki/RPC-PubSub)
### Technical Improvements
- Extracted non-Docker CLI parameters to picoCLI mixin. [\#323](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/323)
- IBFT preprepare to validate round matches block [\#329](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/329)
- Fix acceptance test [\#324](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/324)
- Added the `IbftFinalState` [\#385](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/385)
- Removed `import-blockchain` command because nothing exports to the required format yet (PR [\#223](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/223))
### Bug Fixes
-`io.netty.util.internal.OutOfDirectMemoryError` errors by removing reference counting from network messages.
- Log spam: endless loop in `nioEventLoopGroup` ([#248](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/248) thanks to [@5chdn](https://github.com/5chdn) for reporting) (PR [#261](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/261))
- Rinkeby import can stall with too many fragments ([#228](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/228) thanks to [@steffenkux](https://github.com/steffenkux) and [@5chdn](https://github.com/5chdn) for reporting) (PR [#255](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/255))
- Clique incorrectly used the chain ID instead of the network ID in ETH status messages (PR [#209](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/209))
- Gradle deprecation warnings (PR [#246](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/246) with thanks to [@jvirtanen](https://github.com/jvirtanen))
- Consensus issue on Ropsten:
- Treat output length as a maximum length for CALL operations (PR [#236](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/236))
- ECRec precompile should return empty instead of 32 zero bytes when the input is invalid (PR [#227](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/227))
- File name too long error while building from source ([#215](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/215) thanks to [@5chdn](https://github.com/5chdn) for reporting) (PR [#221](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/221))
- Loop syntax in `runPantheonPrivateNetwork.sh` (PR [#237](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/237) thanks to [@matt9ucci](https://github.com/matt9ucci))
- Added `--ropsten` command line argument to make syncing to Ropsten easier ([#186](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/186)) (PR [#197](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/197) with thanks to [@jvirtanen](https://github.com/jvirtanen))
- Enabled constantinople in `--dev-mode` (PR [#256](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/256))
- Supported Constantinople with Clique ([#245](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/245) thanks to [@5chdn](https://github.com/5chdn) for reporting) (PR [#250](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/250), PR [#247](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/247))
- Updated client version to be ethstats friendly (PR [#258](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/258))
- Added `--node-private-key` option to allow nodekey file to be specified separately to data directory ([#233](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/233) thanks to [@peterbroadhurst](https://github.com/peterbroadhurst) for requesting) (PR [#234](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/234))
- Added `--banned-nodeids` option to prevent connection to specific nodes (PR [#254](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/254))
- Send client quitting disconnect message to peers on shutdown ([#184](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/184)) (PR [#253](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/253))
- Improved error message for port conflict error (PR [#232](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/232))
- Improved documentation by adding the following pages:
- Upgraded Ethereum reference tests to 6.0 beta 2. (thanks to [@jvirtanen](https://github.com/jvirtanen) for the initial upgrade to beta 1)
- Set Java compiler default encoding to UTF-8 (PR [#238](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/238) thanks to [@matt9ucci](https://github.com/matt9ucci))
- Improved code for parsing config (PRs [#208](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/208), [#209](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/209))
- Use `java.time.Clock` in favour of a custom Clock interface (PR [#220](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/220))
- Improve modularity of storage systems (PR [#211](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/211), [#207](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/207))
- Treat JavaDoc warnings as errors (PR [#171](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/171))
- Add benchmark for `BlockHashOperation `as a template for benchmarking other EVM operations (PR [#203](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/203))
- Added unit tests for `EthBlockNumber` ([#189](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/189)) (PR [#195](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/195) thanks to [@jvirtanen](https://github.com/jvirtanen))
- Code style improvements (PR [#196](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/196) thanks to [@jvirtanen](https://github.com/jvirtanen))
- Added unit tests for `Web3ClientVersion` ([#191](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/issues/191)) (PR [#194](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/194) with thanks to [@jvirtanen](https://github.com/jvirtanen))
- Removed RLPUtils from `RawBlockIterator` (PR [#179](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/179))
- Replace the JNI based snappy library with a pure-Java version (PR [#257](https://github.com/PegaSysEng/pantheon/pull/257))
