* Experimental offline backup and restore has been added via the `operator x-backup-state` and `operator x-restore-state` CLI commands. Data formats will be fluid for as long as the `x-` prefix is present in the CLI so it is advised not to rely on these backups for disaster recovery. [\#1235](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1235)
* Experimental ethstats support added via the `Xethstats` and `Xethstats-contact` CLI commands. [\#1239](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1239)
* Peers added via the JSON-RPC `admin_addPeer` and `admin_removePeer` will be shared or no longer shared via discovery respectively. Previously they were not shared. [\#1177](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1177) contributed by [br0tchain](https://github.com/br0tchain).
* New Docker Images (see below). [\#1277](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/1277)