- Plugin API: BlockHeader.getBaseFee() method now returns an optional Wei instead of an optional Long [#3065](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/3065)
### Additions and Improvements
- Add support for additional JWT authentication algorithms [#3017](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3017)
- Represent baseFee as Wei instead of long accordingly to the spec [#2785](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/2785)
- Implements [EIP-4399](https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4399) to repurpose DIFFICULTY opcode after the merge as a source of entropy from the Beacon chain. [#3081](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/3081)
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### Bug Fixes
- Change the base docker image from Debian Buster to Ubuntu 20.04 [#3171](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/3171) fixes [#3045](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/3045)
### Early Access Features
- Add support for additional JWT authentication algorithms [#3017](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/3017)
### Download Link
This release is not recommended for production use.