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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ FEATURES:
 IMPROVEMENTS:
 
 * ui: Switch to fullscreen layout for lists and detail, left aligned forms [[GH-4435]](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/4435)
+* connect: TLS certificate readiness now performs x509 certificate verification to determine whether the cert is usable. [[GH-4540](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/4540)]
 
 BUG FIXES:
 * agent: Avoid returning empty data on startup of a non-leader server [[GH-4554](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/4554)]