- Enabled usage of `kube-proxy`, `kube-scheduler` and `kubelet` HTTP APIs for changing the logging
   verbosity at runtime for JSON output. ([#114609](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114609), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly))

* Fixes an issue where the resourceVersion of an object in a DELETE watch event was not the resourceVersion of the delete itself, but of the last update to the object. This could disrupt the ability of clients clients to re-establish watches properly. ([#58547](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58547), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

  
  - `apiserver_encryption_config_controller_automatic_reload_failures_total`: Total number of failed automatic reloads of encryption configuration.
  - `apiserver_encryption_config_controller_automatic_reload_success_total`: Total number of successful automatic reloads of encryption configuration.

- List of metric labels can now be configured by supplying a manifest using the `--allow-metric-labels-manifest` flag. ([#118299](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118299), [@rexagod](https://github.com/rexagod))

    - `apiserver_flowcontrol_lower_limit_seats`: Configured lower bound on number of execution seats available to each priority level
    - `apiserver_flowcontrol_upper_limit_seats`: Configured upper bound on number of execution seats available to each priority level