- 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]

* 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))

* 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))

- `Service` of type `ExternalName` do not create an `Endpoint` anymore. ([#114814](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114814), [@panslava](https://github.com/panslava))

* Deployments are updated to use (1) a more stable hashing algorithm (fnv) than the previous one (adler) and (2) a hashing collision avoidance mechanism that will ensure new rollouts will not block on hashing collisions anymore. ([#44774](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44774), [@kargakis](https://github.com/kargakis))

  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

- 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

- 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

Provider is expected to ship their own instance of this binary. Details for a Cloud Provider to create an instance of such a binary can be found [here](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/sample). Anyone with questions on building a Cloud Controller Manager should reach out to SIG Cloud Provider. Questions about the Cloud Controller Manager on a Managed Kubernetes solution should go to the relevant Cloud Provider. Questions about the Cloud Controller...