diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@
 
 - Importing blocks upon startup via the `bootstrap.dat` file no longer occurs
   by default. The file must now be specified with `-loadblock=<file>`.
+  
+Utilities
+---------
+
+- The `bitcoin-cli` utility used with the `-getinfo` parameter now returns a
+  `headers` field with the number of downloaded block headers on the best
+  headers chain (similar to the `blocks` field that is also returned) and a
+  `verificationprogress` field that estimates how much of the best block chain
+  has been synced by the local node. The information returned no longer
+  includes the `protocolversion`, `walletversion`, and `keypoololdest` fields.
 
 Build system changes
 --------------------
diff --git a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
--- a/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-cli.cpp
@@ -322,8 +322,6 @@
             return batch[ID_BLOCKCHAININFO];
         }
         result.pushKV("version", batch[ID_NETWORKINFO]["result"]["version"]);
-        result.pushKV("protocolversion",
-                      batch[ID_NETWORKINFO]["result"]["protocolversion"]);
         result.pushKV("blocks", batch[ID_BLOCKCHAININFO]["result"]["blocks"]);
         result.pushKV("headers", batch[ID_BLOCKCHAININFO]["result"]["headers"]);
         result.pushKV(
@@ -340,11 +338,7 @@
         result.pushKV("chain",
                       UniValue(batch[ID_BLOCKCHAININFO]["result"]["chain"]));
         if (!batch[ID_WALLETINFO]["result"].isNull()) {
-            result.pushKV("walletversion",
-                          batch[ID_WALLETINFO]["result"]["walletversion"]);
             result.pushKV("balance", batch[ID_WALLETINFO]["result"]["balance"]);
-            result.pushKV("keypoololdest",
-                          batch[ID_WALLETINFO]["result"]["keypoololdest"]);
             result.pushKV("keypoolsize",
                           batch[ID_WALLETINFO]["result"]["keypoolsize"]);
             if (!batch[ID_WALLETINFO]["result"]["unlocked_until"].isNull()) {
diff --git a/test/functional/interface_bitcoin_cli.py b/test/functional/interface_bitcoin_cli.py
--- a/test/functional/interface_bitcoin_cli.py
+++ b/test/functional/interface_bitcoin_cli.py
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@
         blockchain_info = self.nodes[0].getblockchaininfo()
 
         assert_equal(cli_get_info['version'], network_info['version'])
-        assert_equal(cli_get_info['protocolversion'],
-                     network_info['protocolversion'])
         assert_equal(cli_get_info['blocks'], blockchain_info['blocks'])
         assert_equal(cli_get_info['timeoffset'], network_info['timeoffset'])
         assert_equal(cli_get_info['connections'], network_info['connections'])
@@ -85,11 +83,7 @@
         assert_equal(cli_get_info['difficulty'], blockchain_info['difficulty'])
         assert_equal(cli_get_info['chain'], blockchain_info['chain'])
         if self.is_wallet_compiled():
-            assert_equal(cli_get_info['walletversion'],
-                         wallet_info['walletversion'])
             assert_equal(cli_get_info['balance'], wallet_info['balance'])
-            assert_equal(cli_get_info['keypoololdest'],
-                         wallet_info['keypoololdest'])
             assert_equal(
                 cli_get_info['keypoolsize'],
                 wallet_info['keypoolsize'])