- An alternate build target for the EVM using GraalVM AOT compilaiton was added. [#5192](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/5192)
- To generate the binary install and use GraalVM 23.3.r17 or higher and run `./gradlew naticeCompile`. The binary will be located in `ethereum/evmtool/build/native/nativeCompile`
- To generate the binary install and use GraalVM 23.3.r17 or higher and run `./gradlew naticeCompile`. The binary will be located in `ethereum/evmtool/build/native/nativeCompile`
- Upgrade RocksDB version from 7.7.3 to 8.0.0. Besu Team [contributed](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/pull/11099) to this release to make disabling checksum verification work.