- Version 22.4.x will be the last series to support Java 11. Version 22.7.0 will require Java 17 to build and run.
- In the Besu EVM Library all references to SHA3 have been renamed to the more accurate name Keccak256, including class names and comment. [#3749](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3749)
- Removed the Gas object and replaced it with a primitive long [#3674](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3674)
- Column family added for backward sync [#3638](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3638)
- Note that this added column family makes this a one-way upgrade. That is, once you upgrade your db to this version, you cannot roll back to a previous version of Besu.
### Bug Fixes
- Fix nullpointer on snapsync [#3773](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3773)
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- \[EXPERIMENTAL\] Add snapsync `--sync-mode="X_SNAP"` (only as client) [#3710](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3710)
- Adapt Fast sync, and Snap sync, to use finalized block, from consensus layer, as pivot after the Merge [#3506](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/3506)
- Add IPC JSON-RPC interface (BSD/MacOS and Linux only) [#3695](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3695)
- Column family added for backward sync [#3638](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3638)
- Note that this added column family makes this a one-way upgrade. That is, once you upgrade your db to this version, you cannot roll back to a previous version of Besu.
- Remove the experimental flag for bonsai tries CLI options `--data-storage-format` and `--bonsai-maximum-back-layers-to-load` [#3578](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3578)
- Column family added for backward sync [#3532](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3532)
- Note that this added column family makes this a one-way upgrade. That is, once you upgrade your db to this version, you cannot roll back to a previous version of Besu.
### Deprecations
- `--tx-pool-hashes-max-size` is now deprecated and has no more effect, and it will be removed in a future release.