diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6c56fe1746..ffb3aa9c42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -130,13 +130,14 @@ jobs:
         # Move all artifacts to current directory
         if [ -d "./artifacts" ]; then
           find ./artifacts -name "*.tar.gz" -exec mv {} . \;
+          find ./artifacts -name "*.tar.gz.asc" -exec mv {} . \;
         else
           echo "Warning: No artifacts directory found"
         fi
         
         # List available files for debugging
         echo "Available files:"
-        ls -la *.tar.gz || echo "No tar.gz files found"
+        ls -la *.tar.gz *.tar.gz.asc 2>/dev/null || echo "No archive files found"
         
         # Get actual archive names
         GETH_AMD64=$(ls bera-geth-linux-amd64-*.tar.gz 2>/dev/null | grep -v alltools | head -1)
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
         
         # Create assets array for gh release
         assets=()
-        for asset in bera-geth-*.tar.gz; do
+        for asset in bera-geth-*.tar.gz bera-geth-*.tar.gz.asc; do
             if [ -f "$asset" ]; then
                 assets+=("$asset")
             fi
diff --git a/core/block_validator.go b/core/block_validator.go
index 1f528619da..8464c1f8bb 100644
--- a/core/block_validator.go
+++ b/core/block_validator.go
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ func (v *BlockValidator) ValidateBody(block *types.Block) error {
 	isPrague1 := v.config.IsPrague1(block.Number(), block.Time())
 	var expectedPoLHash common.Hash
 	if isPrague1 {
+		if block.ProposerPubkey() == nil {
+			// TODO: does this need to enforce the proposer pubkey is the exact value we expect?
+			return errors.New("post-prague1 block missing parent proposer pubkey")
+		}
+
 		polTx, err := types.NewPoLTx(
 			v.config.ChainID,
 			v.config.Berachain.Prague1.PoLDistributorAddress,
diff --git a/core/types/transaction_marshalling.go b/core/types/transaction_marshalling.go
index e4363e0d5e..7af302f565 100644
--- a/core/types/transaction_marshalling.go
+++ b/core/types/transaction_marshalling.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ func (tx *Transaction) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 			enc.Commitments = itx.Sidecar.Commitments
 			enc.Proofs = itx.Sidecar.Proofs
 		}
+
 	case *SetCodeTx:
 		enc.ChainID = (*hexutil.Big)(itx.ChainID.ToBig())
 		enc.Nonce = (*hexutil.Uint64)(&itx.Nonce)
@@ -170,6 +171,22 @@ func (tx *Transaction) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		enc.S = (*hexutil.Big)(itx.S.ToBig())
 		yparity := itx.V.Uint64()
 		enc.YParity = (*hexutil.Uint64)(&yparity)
+
+	case *PoLTx:
+		enc.ChainID = (*hexutil.Big)(itx.ChainID)
+		enc.To = tx.To()
+		enc.Nonce = (*hexutil.Uint64)(&itx.Nonce)
+		enc.Gas = (*hexutil.Uint64)(&itx.GasLimit)
+		enc.MaxFeePerGas = (*hexutil.Big)(itx.GasPrice)
+		enc.MaxPriorityFeePerGas = (*hexutil.Big)(itx.GasPrice)
+		enc.GasPrice = (*hexutil.Big)(itx.GasPrice)
+		enc.Input = (*hexutil.Bytes)(&itx.Data)
+		v, r, s := itx.rawSignatureValues()
+		enc.V = (*hexutil.Big)(v)
+		enc.R = (*hexutil.Big)(r)
+		enc.S = (*hexutil.Big)(s)
+		yparity := v.Uint64()
+		enc.YParity = (*hexutil.Uint64)(&yparity)
 	}
 	return json.Marshal(&enc)
 }
@@ -513,7 +530,12 @@ func (tx *Transaction) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 		if dec.ChainID == nil {
 			return errors.New("missing required field 'chainId' in transaction")
 		}
-		itx.ChainID = (*big.Int)(dec.ChainID)
+		var overflow bool
+		chainID, overflow := uint256.FromBig(dec.ChainID.ToInt())
+		if overflow {
+			return errors.New("'chainId' value overflows uint256")
+		}
+		itx.ChainID = chainID.ToBig()
 		if dec.To == nil {
 			return errors.New("missing required field 'to' in transaction")
 		}
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index 4b4cc0282b..8077362ef7 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -777,6 +777,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashe
 			"len(params.Withdrawals)", len(params.Withdrawals),
 			"beaconRoot", beaconRoot,
 			"len(requests)", len(requests),
+			"proposerPubkey", proposerPubkey,
 			"error", err)
 		return api.invalid(err, nil), nil
 	}
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index a464cd30aa..105254735f 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -358,11 +358,7 @@ func (miner *Miner) commitTransactions(env *environment, plainTxs, blobTxs *tran
 	var (
 		isOsaka  = miner.chainConfig.IsOsaka(env.header.Number, env.header.Time)
 		isCancun = miner.chainConfig.IsCancun(env.header.Number, env.header.Time)
-		gasLimit = env.header.GasLimit
 	)
-	if env.gasPool == nil {
-		env.gasPool = new(core.GasPool).AddGas(gasLimit)
-	}
 	for {
 		// Check interruption signal and abort building if it's fired.
 		if interrupt != nil {
@@ -497,6 +493,11 @@ func (miner *Miner) fillTransactions(interrupt *atomic.Int32, env *environment)
 	miner.confMu.RUnlock()
 
 	// Berachain: Post-Prague1, add PoL tx to the block according to BRIP-0004.
+	if env.gasPool == nil {
+		// NOTE: this check is moved here from the commitTransactions loop because we are
+		// "committing" a transaction outside of the loop.
+		env.gasPool = new(core.GasPool).AddGas(env.header.GasLimit)
+	}
 	if miner.chainConfig.IsPrague1(env.header.Number, env.header.Time) {
 		tx, err := types.NewPoLTx(
 			miner.chainConfig.ChainID,