- Cloud provider config CloudProviderBackoffMode has been removed since it won't be used anymore. ([#88463](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88463), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

  Jobs that are tracked using this mechanism get the annotation `batch.kubernetes.io/job-tracking`. This is a temporary measure. Two releases after this feature graduates to beta, the annotation won't be added to Jobs anymore. ([#98817](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98817), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor))
- Added new kubelet alpha feature `SeccompDefault`. This feature enables falling back to

- Kubelet: fix GetAllocatableCPUs method in cpumanager ([#113422](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113422), [@Garrybest](https://github.com/Garrybest)) [SIG Node]
- Pod logs using --timestamps are not broken up with timestamps anymore. ([#113517](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113517), [@rphillips](https://github.com/rphillips)) [SIG Node]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

- [`KT-37375`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-37375) [FIR] Incorrect invoke resolution
- [`KT-59789`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-59789) K2: self-reference does not compile anymore
- [`KT-59286`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-59286) JVM IR inline: local property not found

- Kubelet: fix GetAllocatableCPUs method in cpumanager ([#113420](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113420), [@Garrybest](https://github.com/Garrybest)) [SIG Node]
- Pod logs using --timestamps are not broken up with timestamps anymore. ([#113515](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113515), [@rphillips](https://github.com/rphillips)) [SIG Node]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

#### Deployments
* [beta] Deployments uses a hashing collision avoidance mechanism that ensures new rollouts will not block on hashing collisions anymore. ([kubernetes/features#287](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/287))

#### PodDisruptionBudget

pkg syscall (darwin-arm64), const SO_USELOOPBACK = 64
pkg syscall (darwin-arm64), const SO_USELOOPBACK ideal-int
pkg syscall (darwin-arm64), const SO_WANTMORE = 16384
pkg syscall (darwin-arm64), const SO_WANTMORE ideal-int
pkg syscall (darwin-arm64), const SO_WANTOOBFLAG = 32768
pkg syscall (darwin-arm64), const SO_WANTOOBFLAG ideal-int
pkg syscall (darwin-arm64), const SYS_ACCEPT = 30

- Kubelet: fix GetAllocatableCPUs method in cpumanager ([#113421](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113421), [@Garrybest](https://github.com/Garrybest)) [SIG Node]
- Pod logs using --timestamps are not broken up with timestamps anymore. ([#113516](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113516), [@rphillips](https://github.com/rphillips)) [SIG Node]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

* Fixes volume predicate handler for equiv class ([#59335](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59335), [@resouer](https://github.com/resouer))

* Bugfix: vSphere Cloud Provider (VCP) does not need any special service account anymore. ([#59440](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59440), [@rohitjogvmw](https://github.com/rohitjogvmw))

- `e2e.test` now rejects unknown `--provider` values instead of merely warning about them. An empty provider name is not accepted anymore and was replaced by `skeleton` (a provider with no special behavior). ([#73402](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73402), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly))