Carry the Apache 4(b) and 4(d) notices the anchor was missing

Caught by our own licence gate the minute the anchor went up, which is the only
reason this is a same-day correction rather than something a reader finds first.

Two separate requirements, both real:

- section 4(b): the twenty upstream files this overlay modifies must carry a
  prominent notice that we changed them. They did not. They do now, placed after
  the upstream copyright header rather than over it, because 4(c) requires that
  header to survive untouched. It does: eighteen still read "Copyright ConsenSys
  AG.", two "Copyright contributors to Besu."

- section 4(d): NOTICE must carry the attribution notices of the work this
  derives from. It named Hyperledger Besu only, while the files themselves carry
  three distinct notices. All three are now reproduced. Naming one of three was a
  smaller truth than the files tell.

The patch is regenerated from the corrected files and re-verified end to end, not
assumed: git apply --check and git apply both 0 on a pristine d2032017 checkout,
the resulting tree byte-identical to anchor/ (75 files compared, 0 differences),
and 605 tests with 0 failures across consensus:common and consensus:qbft.

NOTICE

@@ -3,9 +3,18 @@ Copyright contributors to the Aere Network
 
 This product includes software developed by
 Hyperledger Besu (https://github.com/hyperledger/besu),
-Copyright contributors to Hyperledger Besu,
 licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
+The attribution notices carried by the upstream files in this repository are:
+
+  Copyright ConsenSys AG.
+  Copyright contributors to Besu.
+  Copyright contributors to Hyperledger Besu.
+
+They are reproduced here because section 4(d) of the Apache License requires the
+NOTICE to carry the attribution notices of the work it derives from, and because
+naming only one of three would have been a smaller truth than the files tell.
+
 The files in this repository are additions to, and modifications of, Hyperledger
 Besu. They are published under the same licence as the code they derive from.
 Several files remain in Besu's own Java packages (for example

anchor/README.md

@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@ now pinned: change one byte of it and the digest no longer matches, and the head
 - tests — including the negative controls. A test that cannot fail is not a test, and several of
   these exist specifically to prove the guards can fail.
 
-The same code is also delivered as `../patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch`, generated against
-that commit. Applying the patch produces files byte-identical to the ones in this directory, which
-was checked rather than assumed: 75 files compared, 0 differences. Use the patch to build; read the
-files here to review. Whole files are convenient to read and dangerous to apply, and `BASE.txt`
-explains why.
-
 `BASE.txt` names the upstream commit. Applying these files to any other tree overwrites whatever
 upstream added since, silently. That is stated there in more detail because it is a real hazard.
 

anchor/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.cli;
 

anchor/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.controller;
 

anchor/config/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/config/JsonGenesisConfigOptions.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.config;
 

anchor/consensus/common/build.gradle

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 
 apply plugin: 'java-library'

anchor/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/BftBlockInterface.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft;
 

anchor/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/BftExtraData.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft;
 

anchor/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/blockcreation/BftBlockCreatorFactory.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.blockcreation;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/messagewrappers/Commit.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagewrappers;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/network/QbftMessageTransmitter.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.network;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/payload/CommitPayload.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.payload;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/payload/MessageFactory.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.payload;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/QbftBlockHeightManager.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.statemachine;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/QbftRound.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.statemachine;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/RoundState.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.statemachine;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/types/QbftBlockCreator.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.types;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/QbftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/QbftExtraDataCodec.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/adaptor/QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.adaptor;
 

anchor/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/blockcreation/QbftBlockCreatorFactory.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.blockcreation;
 

anchor/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/DownloadHeadersStep.java

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
+ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
+ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.sync;
 

patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-From 46c30d127f389d1c02778e546733e33db56c2dde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From 050489f7245fd9e1fa982e844b6984a3eba45d29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Aere Network <node@aere.network>
-Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:02:19 +0300
+Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:25:12 +0300
 Subject: [PATCH] Aere Network: post-quantum certificate anchor for QBFT
 
 Puts a 32-byte digest of the validator certificate into vanityData, which is
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ Consensus on chain 2800 remains classical secp256k1 ECDSA. This binds a
 post-quantum certificate to the block hash; it does not make consensus
 post-quantum.
 ---
- .../org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java |   18 +
+ .../org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java |   24 +
  .../cli/options/AerePqEmergencyOptions.java   |  245 ++
- .../controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java |  267 ++
+ .../controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java |  273 ++
  .../options/AerePqEmergencyOptionsTest.java   |  136 +
- .../besu/config/JsonGenesisConfigOptions.java |   17 +
+ .../besu/config/JsonGenesisConfigOptions.java |   23 +
- consensus/common/build.gradle                 |    1 +
+ consensus/common/build.gradle                 |    7 +
- .../common/bft/BftBlockInterface.java         |   16 +-
+ .../common/bft/BftBlockInterface.java         |   22 +-
- .../consensus/common/bft/BftExtraData.java    |   44 +-
+ .../consensus/common/bft/BftExtraData.java    |   50 +-
  .../besu/consensus/common/bft/FalconSeal.java |   88 +
  .../common/bft/FalconSealSupport.java         | 3709 +++++++++++++++++
  .../besu/consensus/common/bft/PqAnchor.java   |  335 ++
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ post-quantum.
  .../consensus/common/bft/PqSealCache.java     |  351 ++
  .../consensus/common/bft/PqSealStore.java     |  384 ++
  .../common/bft/PqSignerRegistry.java          |  172 +
- .../blockcreation/BftBlockCreatorFactory.java |   19 +-
+ .../blockcreation/BftBlockCreatorFactory.java |   25 +-
  .../bft/blockcreation/PqAnchorProducer.java   |  347 ++
  .../common/bft/tools/PqRegistryHashTool.java  |  231 +
  .../common/bft/FalconAttachIntervalTest.java  |  232 ++
@@ -63,18 +63,18 @@ post-quantum.
  .../common/bft/PqSignedHeightTest.java        |  403 ++
  .../common/bft/PqStartupHistoryTest.java      |  325 ++
  .../consensus/common/bft/PqV2Fixture.java     |  233 ++
- .../qbft/core/messagewrappers/Commit.java     |   12 +
+ .../qbft/core/messagewrappers/Commit.java     |   18 +
- .../core/network/QbftMessageTransmitter.java  |   19 +-
+ .../core/network/QbftMessageTransmitter.java  |   25 +-
- .../qbft/core/payload/CommitPayload.java      |  141 +-
+ .../qbft/core/payload/CommitPayload.java      |  147 +-
- .../qbft/core/payload/MessageFactory.java     |   22 +-
+ .../qbft/core/payload/MessageFactory.java     |   28 +-
- .../statemachine/QbftBlockHeightManager.java  |   23 +-
+ .../statemachine/QbftBlockHeightManager.java  |   29 +-
- .../qbft/core/statemachine/QbftRound.java     |  185 +-
+ .../qbft/core/statemachine/QbftRound.java     |  191 +-
- .../qbft/core/statemachine/RoundState.java    |   19 +
+ .../qbft/core/statemachine/RoundState.java    |   25 +
- .../qbft/core/types/QbftBlockCreator.java     |   31 +
+ .../qbft/core/types/QbftBlockCreator.java     |   37 +
- ...ftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory.java |  104 +-
+ ...ftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory.java |  110 +-
- .../consensus/qbft/QbftExtraDataCodec.java    |   86 +-
+ .../consensus/qbft/QbftExtraDataCodec.java    |   92 +-
- .../qbft/adaptor/QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor.java |  208 +-
+ .../qbft/adaptor/QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor.java |  214 +-
- .../QbftBlockCreatorFactory.java              |   29 +-
+ .../QbftBlockCreatorFactory.java              |   35 +-
  .../FalconSealValidationRule.java             |  501 +++
  .../PqAnchorDigestAttachedRule.java           |  115 +
  .../PqAnchorDigestRule.java                   |  207 +
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ post-quantum.
  .../PqArmedWithoutRegistryTest.java           |  185 +
  .../PqEmergencyShoutRuleTest.java             |   78 +
  .../PqForkGateFeedTest.java                   |  189 +
- .../eth/sync/DownloadHeadersStep.java         |   97 +-
+ .../eth/sync/DownloadHeadersStep.java         |  103 +-
- 75 files changed, 24017 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
+ 75 files changed, 24137 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
  create mode 100755 app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/AerePqEmergencyOptions.java
  create mode 100755 app/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/options/AerePqEmergencyOptionsTest.java
  create mode 100755 consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/FalconSeal.java
@@ -149,10 +149,23 @@ post-quantum.
  create mode 100755 consensus/qbft/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/headervalidationrules/PqForkGateFeedTest.java
 
 diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java b/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
-index 2767db2eb..8441bb64f 100644
+index 2767db2eb..df19c1dd2 100644
 --- a/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
 +++ b/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
-@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.cli.config.ProfilesCompletionCandidates;
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.cli;
+ 
+@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.cli.config.ProfilesCompletionCandidates;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.cli.custom.JsonRPCAllowlistHostsProperty;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.cli.error.BesuExecutionExceptionHandler;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.cli.error.BesuParameterExceptionHandler;
@@ -160,7 +173,7 @@ index 2767db2eb..8441bb64f 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.cli.options.ApiConfigurationOptions;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.cli.options.BalConfigurationOptions;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.cli.options.ChainPruningOptions;
-@@ -299,6 +300,13 @@ public class BesuCommand implements DefaultCommandValues, Runnable {
+@@ -299,6 +306,13 @@ public class BesuCommand implements DefaultCommandValues, Runnable {
    private final ChainPruningOptions unstableChainPruningOptions = ChainPruningOptions.create();
    private final QBFTOptions unstableQbftOptions = QBFTOptions.create();
  
@@ -174,7 +187,7 @@ index 2767db2eb..8441bb64f 100644
    // stable CLI options
    final DataStorageOptions dataStorageOptions = DataStorageOptions.create();
    private final EthstatsOptions ethstatsOptions = EthstatsOptions.create();
-@@ -950,6 +958,13 @@ public class BesuCommand implements DefaultCommandValues, Runnable {
+@@ -950,6 +964,13 @@ public class BesuCommand implements DefaultCommandValues, Runnable {
  
        logger.info("Starting Besu");
  
@@ -188,7 +201,7 @@ index 2767db2eb..8441bb64f 100644
        // set merge config on the basis of genesis config
        setMergeConfigOptions();
  
-@@ -1243,6 +1258,9 @@ public class BesuCommand implements DefaultCommandValues, Runnable {
+@@ -1243,6 +1264,9 @@ public class BesuCommand implements DefaultCommandValues, Runnable {
              .put("IPC Options", unstableIpcOptions)
              .put("Chain Data Pruning Options", unstableChainPruningOptions)
              .put("QBFT Options", unstableQbftOptions)
@@ -450,10 +463,23 @@ index 000000000..0d685347a
 +  }
 +}
 diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java b/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
-index 7fbf58d0b..f6dcb1e56 100644
+index 7fbf58d0b..c245c06d2 100644
 --- a/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
 +++ b/app/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/QbftBesuControllerBuilder.java
-@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.controller;
+ 
+@@ -18,6 +24,7 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
  
  import org.hyperledger.besu.config.BftConfigOptions;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.config.BftFork;
@@ -461,7 +487,7 @@ index 7fbf58d0b..f6dcb1e56 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.config.QbftConfigOptions;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.config.QbftFork;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.BftValidatorOverrides;
-@@ -33,7 +34,14 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.BftRoundExpiryTimeCalculator;
+@@ -33,7 +40,14 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.BftRoundExpiryTimeCalculator;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.BlockTimer;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.EthSynchronizerUpdater;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.EventMultiplexer;
@@ -476,7 +502,7 @@ index 7fbf58d0b..f6dcb1e56 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.RoundTimer;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.UniqueMessageMulticaster;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.blockcreation.BftMiningCoordinator;
-@@ -197,6 +205,212 @@ public class QbftBesuControllerBuilder extends BesuControllerBuilder {
+@@ -197,6 +211,212 @@ public class QbftBesuControllerBuilder extends BesuControllerBuilder {
        final SyncState syncState,
        final EthProtocolManager ethProtocolManager) {
      final MutableBlockchain blockchain = protocolContext.getBlockchain();
@@ -689,7 +715,7 @@ index 7fbf58d0b..f6dcb1e56 100644
      final BftExecutors bftExecutors =
          BftExecutors.create(metricsSystem, BftExecutors.ConsensusType.QBFT);
      final QbftBlockCodec blockEncoder = new QbftBlockCodecAdaptor(qbftExtraDataCodec);
-@@ -226,6 +440,22 @@ public class QbftBesuControllerBuilder extends BesuControllerBuilder {
+@@ -226,6 +446,22 @@ public class QbftBesuControllerBuilder extends BesuControllerBuilder {
        validatorProvider =
            protocolContext.getConsensusContext(BftContext.class).getValidatorProvider();
      }
@@ -712,7 +738,7 @@ index 7fbf58d0b..f6dcb1e56 100644
      final QbftValidatorProvider qbftValidatorProvider =
          new QbftValidatorProviderAdaptor(validatorProvider);
  
-@@ -447,6 +677,43 @@ public class QbftBesuControllerBuilder extends BesuControllerBuilder {
+@@ -447,6 +683,43 @@ public class QbftBesuControllerBuilder extends BesuControllerBuilder {
      return new BftValidatorOverrides(result);
    }
  
@@ -899,10 +925,23 @@ index 000000000..e74459f24
 +  }
 +}
 diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/config/JsonGenesisConfigOptions.java b/config/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/config/JsonGenesisConfigOptions.java
-index eeaa4ac3e..fb0b9edb6 100644
+index eeaa4ac3e..e0d6a6025 100644
 --- a/config/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/config/JsonGenesisConfigOptions.java
 +++ b/config/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/config/JsonGenesisConfigOptions.java
-@@ -639,4 +639,21 @@ public class JsonGenesisConfigOptions implements GenesisConfigOptions {
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.config;
+ 
+@@ -639,4 +645,21 @@ public class JsonGenesisConfigOptions implements GenesisConfigOptions {
    public int hashCode() {
      return Objects.hash(configRoot, configOverrides);
    }
@@ -925,10 +964,23 @@ index eeaa4ac3e..fb0b9edb6 100644
 +  }
  }
 diff --git a/consensus/common/build.gradle b/consensus/common/build.gradle
-index 499c974f1..c603ca03c 100644
+index 499c974f1..a6f5276f2 100644
 --- a/consensus/common/build.gradle
 +++ b/consensus/common/build.gradle
-@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ dependencies {
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ 
+ apply plugin: 'java-library'
+@@ -47,6 +53,7 @@ dependencies {
  
    implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind'
    implementation 'com.google.guava:guava'
@@ -937,10 +989,23 @@ index 499c974f1..c603ca03c 100644
  
    testImplementation project(':config')
 diff --git a/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/BftBlockInterface.java b/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/BftBlockInterface.java
-index b7a886c29..2e565eceb 100644
+index b7a886c29..da9a3e3ae 100644
 --- a/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/BftBlockInterface.java
 +++ b/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/BftBlockInterface.java
-@@ -79,6 +79,19 @@ public class BftBlockInterface implements BlockInterface {
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft;
+ 
+@@ -79,6 +85,19 @@ public class BftBlockInterface implements BlockInterface {
    /**
     * Replace round in block.
     *
@@ -960,7 +1025,7 @@ index b7a886c29..2e565eceb 100644
     * @param block the block
     * @param round the round
     * @param blockHeaderFunctions the block header functions
-@@ -93,7 +106,8 @@ public class BftBlockInterface implements BlockInterface {
+@@ -93,7 +112,8 @@ public class BftBlockInterface implements BlockInterface {
              prevExtraData.getSeals(),
              prevExtraData.getVote(),
              round,
@@ -971,10 +1036,23 @@ index b7a886c29..2e565eceb 100644
      final BlockHeaderBuilder headerBuilder = BlockHeaderBuilder.fromHeader(block.getHeader());
      headerBuilder
 diff --git a/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/BftExtraData.java b/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/BftExtraData.java
-index a24c33a93..e911ca44d 100644
+index a24c33a93..913f68f0a 100644
 --- a/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/BftExtraData.java
 +++ b/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/BftExtraData.java
-@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address;
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft;
+ 
+@@ -21,6 +27,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.ParsedExtraData;
  
  import java.util.Collection;
@@ -982,7 +1060,7 @@ index a24c33a93..e911ca44d 100644
  import java.util.Optional;
  
  import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
-@@ -34,7 +35,15 @@ public class BftExtraData implements ParsedExtraData {
+@@ -34,7 +41,15 @@ public class BftExtraData implements ParsedExtraData {
    private final int round;
  
    /**
@@ -999,7 +1077,7 @@ index a24c33a93..e911ca44d 100644
     *
     * @param vanityData the vanity data
     * @param seals the seals
-@@ -48,14 +57,36 @@ public class BftExtraData implements ParsedExtraData {
+@@ -48,14 +63,36 @@ public class BftExtraData implements ParsedExtraData {
        final Optional<Vote> vote,
        final int round,
        final Collection<Address> validators) {
@@ -1036,7 +1114,7 @@ index a24c33a93..e911ca44d 100644
    }
  
    /**
-@@ -103,6 +134,15 @@ public class BftExtraData implements ParsedExtraData {
+@@ -103,6 +140,15 @@ public class BftExtraData implements ParsedExtraData {
      return round;
    }
  
@@ -1052,7 +1130,7 @@ index a24c33a93..e911ca44d 100644
    @Override
    public String toString() {
      return "BftExtraData{"
-@@ -116,6 +156,8 @@ public class BftExtraData implements ParsedExtraData {
+@@ -116,6 +162,8 @@ public class BftExtraData implements ParsedExtraData {
          + vote
          + ", round="
          + round
@@ -11333,10 +11411,23 @@ index 000000000..3646b9a22
 +  }
 +}
 diff --git a/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/blockcreation/BftBlockCreatorFactory.java b/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/blockcreation/BftBlockCreatorFactory.java
-index 20c072202..c5a78af24 100644
+index 20c072202..1ecdcbf34 100644
 --- a/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/blockcreation/BftBlockCreatorFactory.java
 +++ b/consensus/common/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/common/bft/blockcreation/BftBlockCreatorFactory.java
-@@ -157,6 +157,23 @@ public class BftBlockCreatorFactory<T extends BftConfigOptions> {
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.blockcreation;
+ 
+@@ -157,6 +163,23 @@ public class BftBlockCreatorFactory<T extends BftConfigOptions> {
     * @return the bytes
     */
    public Bytes createExtraData(final int round, final BlockHeader parentHeader) {
@@ -11360,7 +11451,7 @@ index 20c072202..c5a78af24 100644
      final BftContext bftContext = protocolContext.getConsensusContext(BftContext.class);
      final ValidatorProvider validatorProvider = bftContext.getValidatorProvider();
      Optional<VoteProvider> voteProviderAfterBlock =
-@@ -177,7 +194,7 @@ public class BftBlockCreatorFactory<T extends BftConfigOptions> {
+@@ -177,7 +200,7 @@ public class BftBlockCreatorFactory<T extends BftConfigOptions> {
              round,
              validators);
  
@@ -20167,10 +20258,19 @@ index 000000000..2c7108f4d
 +  }
 +}
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/messagewrappers/Commit.java b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/messagewrappers/Commit.java
-index 142069ec7..7e89e5b8c 100644
+index 142069ec7..b3ba74635 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/messagewrappers/Commit.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/messagewrappers/Commit.java
-@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
+@@ -11,9 +11,16 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
   */
  package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagewrappers;
  
@@ -20178,7 +20278,7 @@ index 142069ec7..7e89e5b8c 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.messagewrappers.BftMessage;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.payload.SignedData;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.payload.CommitPayload;
-@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Hash;
+@@ -22,6 +29,8 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Hash;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.rlp.RLP;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.rlp.RLPInput;
  
@@ -20187,7 +20287,7 @@ index 142069ec7..7e89e5b8c 100644
  import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
  
  /** The Commit payload message. */
-@@ -45,6 +48,15 @@ public class Commit extends BftMessage<CommitPayload> {
+@@ -45,6 +54,15 @@ public class Commit extends BftMessage<CommitPayload> {
      return getPayload().getCommitSeal();
    }
  
@@ -20204,10 +20304,20 @@ index 142069ec7..7e89e5b8c 100644
     * Gets digest.
     *
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/network/QbftMessageTransmitter.java b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/network/QbftMessageTransmitter.java
-index 30156ed6d..ebd07717a 100644
+index 30156ed6d..b0ba9ea09 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/network/QbftMessageTransmitter.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/network/QbftMessageTransmitter.java
-@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
+@@ -11,10 +11,17 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
  package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.network;
  
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.ConsensusRoundIdentifier;
@@ -20215,7 +20325,7 @@ index 30156ed6d..ebd07717a 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.network.ValidatorMulticaster;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.payload.SignedData;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagedata.CommitMessageData;
-@@ -118,8 +119,24 @@ public class QbftMessageTransmitter {
+@@ -118,8 +125,24 @@ public class QbftMessageTransmitter {
        final ConsensusRoundIdentifier roundIdentifier,
        final Hash digest,
        final SECPSignature commitSeal) {
@@ -20242,10 +20352,20 @@ index 30156ed6d..ebd07717a 100644
        final CommitMessageData message = CommitMessageData.create(data);
  
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/payload/CommitPayload.java b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/payload/CommitPayload.java
-index db481acd0..4aefac65f 100644
+index db481acd0..e55efb55c 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/payload/CommitPayload.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/payload/CommitPayload.java
-@@ -15,26 +15,44 @@
+@@ -11,30 +11,54 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
  package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.payload;
  
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.ConsensusRoundIdentifier;
@@ -20292,7 +20412,7 @@ index db481acd0..4aefac65f 100644
     *
     * @param roundIdentifier the round identifier
     * @param digest the digest
-@@ -44,26 +62,107 @@ public class CommitPayload extends QbftPayload {
+@@ -44,26 +68,107 @@ public class CommitPayload extends QbftPayload {
        final ConsensusRoundIdentifier roundIdentifier,
        final Hash digest,
        final SECPSignature commitSeal) {
@@ -20371,8 +20491,7 @@ index db481acd0..4aefac65f 100644
 -        rlpInput.readBytes(SignatureAlgorithmFactory.getInstance()::decodeSignature);
 -    rlpInput.leaveList();
 +        payloadRlp.readBytes(SignatureAlgorithmFactory.getInstance()::decodeSignature);
- 
++
--    return new CommitPayload(roundIdentifier, digest, commitSeal);
 +    // AERE hybrid PQC: an OPTIONAL parallel Falcon-512 seal [index, sig] may follow the ECDSA seal.
 +    // A Falcon-less commit ends the list here and decodes to Optional.empty().
 +    Optional<FalconSeal> falconSeal = Optional.empty();
@@ -20386,7 +20505,8 @@ index db481acd0..4aefac65f 100644
 +    payloadRlp.leaveList();
 +
 +    final CommitPayload payload = new CommitPayload(roundIdentifier, digest, commitSeal, falconSeal);
-+
+ 
+-    return new CommitPayload(roundIdentifier, digest, commitSeal);
 +    // AERE FIX-MALEABILITATE: exactly one encoding is accepted for a given payload value. This
 +    // catches everything the RLP reader itself would tolerate, including any element the decode
 +    // path above does not consume, and any encoding difference the reader does not consider an
@@ -20406,7 +20526,7 @@ index db481acd0..4aefac65f 100644
    }
  
    @Override
-@@ -72,6 +171,17 @@ public class CommitPayload extends QbftPayload {
+@@ -72,6 +177,17 @@ public class CommitPayload extends QbftPayload {
      writeConsensusRound(rlpOutput);
      rlpOutput.writeBytes(digest.getBytes());
      rlpOutput.writeBytes(commitSeal.encodedBytes());
@@ -20424,7 +20544,7 @@ index db481acd0..4aefac65f 100644
      rlpOutput.endList();
    }
  
-@@ -98,6 +208,15 @@ public class CommitPayload extends QbftPayload {
+@@ -98,6 +214,15 @@ public class CommitPayload extends QbftPayload {
      return commitSeal;
    }
  
@@ -20440,7 +20560,7 @@ index db481acd0..4aefac65f 100644
    @Override
    public ConsensusRoundIdentifier getRoundIdentifier() {
      return roundIdentifier;
-@@ -114,12 +233,13 @@ public class CommitPayload extends QbftPayload {
+@@ -114,12 +239,13 @@ public class CommitPayload extends QbftPayload {
      final CommitPayload that = (CommitPayload) o;
      return Objects.equals(roundIdentifier, that.roundIdentifier)
          && Objects.equals(digest, that.digest)
@@ -20456,7 +20576,7 @@ index db481acd0..4aefac65f 100644
    }
  
    @Override
-@@ -128,6 +248,7 @@ public class CommitPayload extends QbftPayload {
+@@ -128,6 +254,7 @@ public class CommitPayload extends QbftPayload {
          .add("roundIdentifier=" + roundIdentifier)
          .add("digest=" + digest)
          .add("commitSeal=" + commitSeal)
@@ -20465,10 +20585,20 @@ index db481acd0..4aefac65f 100644
    }
  }
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/payload/MessageFactory.java b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/payload/MessageFactory.java
-index 1bcd73ae9..da18fd36d 100644
+index 1bcd73ae9..7d0e37134 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/payload/MessageFactory.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/payload/MessageFactory.java
-@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
+@@ -11,10 +11,17 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
  package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.payload;
  
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.ConsensusRoundIdentifier;
@@ -20476,7 +20606,7 @@ index 1bcd73ae9..da18fd36d 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.payload.Payload;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.payload.SignedData;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagewrappers.Commit;
-@@ -116,7 +117,26 @@ public class MessageFactory {
+@@ -116,7 +123,26 @@ public class MessageFactory {
        final ConsensusRoundIdentifier roundIdentifier,
        final Hash digest,
        final SECPSignature commitSeal) {
@@ -20505,10 +20635,22 @@ index 1bcd73ae9..da18fd36d 100644
    }
  
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/QbftBlockHeightManager.java b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/QbftBlockHeightManager.java
-index 49099c2c1..4a20d6b63 100644
+index 49099c2c1..f8cd07112 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/QbftBlockHeightManager.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/QbftBlockHeightManager.java
-@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.statemachine;
+@@ -11,12 +11,19 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.statemachine;
+ 
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.ConsensusRoundIdentifier;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.events.RoundExpiry;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.messagewrappers.BftMessage;
@@ -20516,7 +20658,7 @@ index 49099c2c1..4a20d6b63 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.payload.Payload;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagewrappers.Commit;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagewrappers.Prepare;
-@@ -200,8 +201,26 @@ public class QbftBlockHeightManager implements BaseQbftBlockHeightManager {
+@@ -200,8 +207,26 @@ public class QbftBlockHeightManager implements BaseQbftBlockHeightManager {
      }
  
      final long headerTimeStampSeconds = Math.round(clock.millis() / 1000D);
@@ -20546,10 +20688,22 @@ index 49099c2c1..4a20d6b63 100644
      final Optional<BlockAccessList> blockAccessList = blockCreationResult.blockAccessList();
      if (!block.isEmpty()) {
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/QbftRound.java b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/QbftRound.java
-index 832149e2f..2b2dd48c9 100644
+index 832149e2f..054b9c36c 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/QbftRound.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/QbftRound.java
-@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.statemachine;
+@@ -11,13 +11,25 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.statemachine;
+ 
  import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
  
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.ConsensusRoundIdentifier;
@@ -20563,7 +20717,7 @@ index 832149e2f..2b2dd48c9 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.payload.SignedData;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagewrappers.Commit;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagewrappers.Prepare;
-@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.block.access.list.BlockAccessList;
+@@ -42,6 +54,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.block.access.list.BlockAccessList;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.securitymodule.SecurityModuleException;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.util.Subscribers;
  
@@ -20571,7 +20725,7 @@ index 832149e2f..2b2dd48c9 100644
  import java.util.List;
  import java.util.Optional;
  
-@@ -75,6 +82,22 @@ public class QbftRound {
+@@ -75,6 +88,22 @@ public class QbftRound {
  
    private final QbftBlockHeader parentHeader;
  
@@ -20594,7 +20748,7 @@ index 832149e2f..2b2dd48c9 100644
    /**
     * Instantiates a new Qbft round.
     *
-@@ -159,8 +182,26 @@ public class QbftRound {
+@@ -159,8 +188,26 @@ public class QbftRound {
      final Optional<BlockAccessList> blockAccessList;
      if (bestPreparedCertificate.isEmpty()) {
        LOG.debug("Sending proposal with new block. round={}", roundState.getRoundIdentifier());
@@ -20623,7 +20777,7 @@ index 832149e2f..2b2dd48c9 100644
        blockToPublish = blockCreationResult.block();
        blockAccessList = blockCreationResult.blockAccessList();
      } else {
-@@ -282,23 +323,33 @@ public class QbftRound {
+@@ -282,23 +329,33 @@ public class QbftRound {
  
    private boolean updateStateWithProposedBlock(final Proposal msg) {
      final boolean wasPrepared = roundState.isPrepared();
@@ -20660,7 +20814,7 @@ index 832149e2f..2b2dd48c9 100644
        }
  
        // can automatically add _our_ commit message to the roundState
-@@ -306,18 +357,26 @@ public class QbftRound {
+@@ -306,18 +363,26 @@ public class QbftRound {
        // prepare
        try {
          final Commit localCommitMessage =
@@ -20692,7 +20846,7 @@ index 832149e2f..2b2dd48c9 100644
      }
  
      return blockAccepted;
-@@ -330,7 +389,14 @@ public class QbftRound {
+@@ -330,7 +395,14 @@ public class QbftRound {
        LOG.debug("Sending commit message. round={}", roundState.getRoundIdentifier());
        final QbftBlock block = roundState.getProposedBlock().get();
        try {
@@ -20708,7 +20862,7 @@ index 832149e2f..2b2dd48c9 100644
          // Note: the local-node's commit message was added to RoundState on block acceptance
          // and thus does not need to be done again here.
        } catch (final SecurityModuleException e) {
-@@ -340,20 +406,41 @@ public class QbftRound {
+@@ -340,20 +412,41 @@ public class QbftRound {
    }
  
    private void peerIsCommitted(final Commit msg) {
@@ -20756,7 +20910,7 @@ index 832149e2f..2b2dd48c9 100644
  
      final long blockNumber = blockToImport.getHeader().getNumber();
      if (getRoundIdentifier().getRoundNumber() > 0) {
-@@ -373,19 +460,77 @@ public class QbftRound {
+@@ -373,19 +466,77 @@ public class QbftRound {
      final boolean result =
          blockImporter.importBlock(blockToImport, roundState.getProposedBlockAccessList());
      if (!result) {
@@ -20838,10 +20992,20 @@ index 832149e2f..2b2dd48c9 100644
  
    private QbftBlock createCommitBlock(final QbftBlock block) {
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/RoundState.java b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/RoundState.java
-index 1c3078602..9a647fb2d 100644
+index 1c3078602..e7a7aad94 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/RoundState.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/statemachine/RoundState.java
-@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
+@@ -11,10 +11,17 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
  package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.statemachine;
  
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.ConsensusRoundIdentifier;
@@ -20849,7 +21013,7 @@ index 1c3078602..9a647fb2d 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagewrappers.Commit;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagewrappers.Prepare;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.messagewrappers.Proposal;
-@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.block.access.list.BlockAccessList;
+@@ -27,6 +34,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.block.access.list.BlockAccessList;
  import java.util.Collection;
  import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
  import java.util.Map;
@@ -20857,7 +21021,7 @@ index 1c3078602..9a647fb2d 100644
  import java.util.Optional;
  import java.util.stream.Collectors;
  
-@@ -196,6 +198,23 @@ public class RoundState {
+@@ -196,6 +204,23 @@ public class RoundState {
          .collect(Collectors.toList());
    }
  
@@ -20882,10 +21046,19 @@ index 1c3078602..9a647fb2d 100644
     * Construct prepared certificate.
     *
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/types/QbftBlockCreator.java b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/types/QbftBlockCreator.java
-index afe4fb00e..acc3cc82a 100644
+index afe4fb00e..c397cab98 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/types/QbftBlockCreator.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft-core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/core/types/QbftBlockCreator.java
-@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
+@@ -11,13 +11,21 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
   */
  package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.core.types;
  
@@ -20898,7 +21071,7 @@ index afe4fb00e..acc3cc82a 100644
  import java.util.Optional;
  
  /** Responsible for creating a block. */
-@@ -50,4 +52,33 @@ public interface QbftBlockCreator {
+@@ -50,4 +58,33 @@ public interface QbftBlockCreator {
     */
    QbftBlock createSealedBlock(
        final QbftBlock block, final int roundNumber, final Collection<SECPSignature> commitSeals);
@@ -20933,10 +21106,23 @@ index afe4fb00e..acc3cc82a 100644
 +  }
  }
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/QbftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory.java b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/QbftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory.java
-index f54d7bfcd..d355ed2c0 100644
+index f54d7bfcd..6c3fba591 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/QbftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/QbftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory.java
-@@ -18,8 +18,16 @@ import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.AbstractGasLimitSpecificatio
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft;
+ 
+@@ -18,8 +24,16 @@ import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.AbstractGasLimitSpecificatio
  import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.AbstractGasLimitSpecification.DEFAULT_MIN_GAS_LIMIT;
  
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.BftHelpers;
@@ -20953,7 +21139,7 @@ index f54d7bfcd..d355ed2c0 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.headervalidationrules.QbftValidatorsValidationRule;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.BlockHeaderValidator;
-@@ -54,8 +62,75 @@ public class QbftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory {
+@@ -54,8 +68,75 @@ public class QbftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory {
        final Duration minimumTimeBetweenBlocks,
        final boolean useValidatorContract,
        final Optional<BaseFeeMarket> baseFeeMarket) {
@@ -21029,7 +21215,7 @@ index f54d7bfcd..d355ed2c0 100644
              .addRule(new AncestryValidationRule())
              .addRule(new GasUsageValidationRule())
              .addRule(
-@@ -70,7 +145,34 @@ public class QbftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory {
+@@ -70,7 +151,34 @@ public class QbftBlockHeaderValidationRulesetFactory {
                      "Difficulty", BlockHeader::getDifficulty, UInt256.ONE))
              .addRule(new QbftValidatorsValidationRule(useValidatorContract))
              .addRule(new BftCoinbaseValidationRule())
@@ -21066,10 +21252,23 @@ index f54d7bfcd..d355ed2c0 100644
      // Currently the minimum acceptable time between blocks is 1 second. The timestamp of an
      // Ethereum header is stored as seconds since Unix epoch so blocks being produced more
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/QbftExtraDataCodec.java b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/QbftExtraDataCodec.java
-index 39c7aa300..55630913c 100644
+index 39c7aa300..59ef0edd8 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/QbftExtraDataCodec.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/QbftExtraDataCodec.java
-@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import static org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.Vote.DROP_BYTE_VALUE;
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft;
+ 
+@@ -19,6 +25,7 @@ import static org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.Vote.DROP_BYTE_VALUE;
  
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.BftExtraData;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.BftExtraDataCodec;
@@ -21077,7 +21276,7 @@ index 39c7aa300..55630913c 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.Vote;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.validator.VoteType;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.crypto.SECPSignature;
-@@ -41,6 +42,15 @@ import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
+@@ -41,6 +48,15 @@ import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
  /**
   * Represents the data structure stored in the extraData field of the BlockHeader used when
   * operating under an BFT consensus mechanism.
@@ -21093,7 +21292,7 @@ index 39c7aa300..55630913c 100644
   */
  public class QbftExtraDataCodec extends BftExtraDataCodec {
    private static final ImmutableBiMap<VoteType, Byte> voteToValue =
-@@ -102,9 +112,66 @@ public class QbftExtraDataCodec extends BftExtraDataCodec {
+@@ -102,9 +118,66 @@ public class QbftExtraDataCodec extends BftExtraDataCodec {
      final List<SECPSignature> seals =
          rlpInput.readList(
              rlp -> SignatureAlgorithmFactory.getInstance().decodeSignature(rlp.readBytes()));
@@ -21162,7 +21361,7 @@ index 39c7aa300..55630913c 100644
    }
  
    @Override
-@@ -126,6 +193,21 @@ public class QbftExtraDataCodec extends BftExtraDataCodec {
+@@ -126,6 +199,21 @@ public class QbftExtraDataCodec extends BftExtraDataCodec {
        if (encodingType != EncodingType.EXCLUDE_COMMIT_SEALS) {
          encoder.writeList(
              bftExtraData.getSeals(), (committer, rlp) -> rlp.writeBytes(committer.encodedBytes()));
@@ -21185,10 +21384,19 @@ index 39c7aa300..55630913c 100644
          encoder.writeEmptyList();
        }
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/adaptor/QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor.java b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/adaptor/QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor.java
-index 594fe83e4..267d79e00 100644
+index 594fe83e4..2151f5760 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/adaptor/QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/adaptor/QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor.java
-@@ -14,23 +14,42 @@
+@@ -11,26 +11,51 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
   */
  package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.adaptor;
  
@@ -21231,7 +21439,7 @@ index 594fe83e4..267d79e00 100644
    private final BlockCreator besuBlockCreator;
    private final BftExtraDataCodec bftExtraDataCodec;
  
-@@ -59,11 +78,57 @@ public class QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor implements QbftBlockCreator {
+@@ -59,11 +84,57 @@ public class QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor implements QbftBlockCreator {
    @Override
    public QbftBlock createSealedBlock(
        final QbftBlock block, final int roundNumber, final Collection<SECPSignature> commitSeals) {
@@ -21289,7 +21497,7 @@ index 594fe83e4..267d79e00 100644
      final BftExtraData sealedExtraData =
          new BftExtraData(
              initialExtraData.getVanityData(),
-@@ -72,12 +137,153 @@ public class QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor implements QbftBlockCreator {
+@@ -72,12 +143,153 @@ public class QbftBlockCreatorAdaptor implements QbftBlockCreator {
              roundNumber,
              initialExtraData.getValidators());
  
@@ -21445,10 +21653,23 @@ index 594fe83e4..267d79e00 100644
 +  }
  }
 diff --git a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/blockcreation/QbftBlockCreatorFactory.java b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/blockcreation/QbftBlockCreatorFactory.java
-index 5e6de291b..242efbec5 100644
+index 5e6de291b..cabeba99c 100644
 --- a/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/blockcreation/QbftBlockCreatorFactory.java
 +++ b/consensus/qbft/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/qbft/blockcreation/QbftBlockCreatorFactory.java
-@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.ForksSchedule;
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.qbft.blockcreation;
+ 
+@@ -20,6 +26,7 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.ForksSchedule;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.BftExtraData;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.BftExtraDataCodec;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.common.bft.blockcreation.BftBlockCreatorFactory;
@@ -21456,7 +21677,7 @@ index 5e6de291b..242efbec5 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Address;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.ProtocolContext;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;
-@@ -67,14 +68,34 @@ public class QbftBlockCreatorFactory extends BftBlockCreatorFactory<QbftConfigOp
+@@ -67,14 +74,34 @@ public class QbftBlockCreatorFactory extends BftBlockCreatorFactory<QbftConfigOp
          ethScheduler);
    }
  
@@ -21492,7 +21713,7 @@ index 5e6de291b..242efbec5 100644
            new BftExtraData(
                ConsensusHelpers.zeroLeftPad(
                    miningConfiguration.getExtraData(), BftExtraDataCodec.EXTRA_VANITY_LENGTH),
-@@ -82,9 +103,11 @@ public class QbftBlockCreatorFactory extends BftBlockCreatorFactory<QbftConfigOp
+@@ -82,9 +109,11 @@ public class QbftBlockCreatorFactory extends BftBlockCreatorFactory<QbftConfigOp
                Optional.empty(),
                round,
                Collections.emptyList());
@@ -25080,10 +25301,23 @@ index 000000000..d730c7ccc
 +  }
 +}
 diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/DownloadHeadersStep.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/DownloadHeadersStep.java
-index c8eb53639..f8a4bed16 100644
+index c8eb53639..76c435677 100644
 --- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/DownloadHeadersStep.java
 +++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/DownloadHeadersStep.java
-@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.manager.peertask.task.GetHeadersFromPee
+@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
+  * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+  *
+  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
++ *
++ * Modifications Copyright contributors to the Aere Network.
++ *
++ * This file was modified by contributors to the Aere Network, as required by section 4(b) of the
++ * Apache License 2.0. The copyright header above is the upstream one and is left exactly as it was
++ * found, as section 4(c) requires. The change itself is in patches/0003-aere-pq-anchor.patch.
+  */
+ package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.sync;
+ 
+@@ -26,7 +32,10 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.manager.peertask.task.GetHeadersFromPee
  import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.sync.range.RangeHeaders;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.sync.range.SyncTargetRange;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.sync.tasks.DownloadHeaderSequenceTask;
@@ -25094,7 +25328,7 @@ index c8eb53639..f8a4bed16 100644
  import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.MetricsSystem;
  import org.hyperledger.besu.util.FutureUtils;
  
-@@ -112,11 +115,103 @@ public class DownloadHeadersStep
+@@ -112,11 +121,103 @@ public class DownloadHeadersStep
                    return CompletableFuture.failedFuture(
                        new RuntimeException("Unable to download headers for range " + range));
                  }