which was already started in https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109706
  Specifically, we will now reduce the amount of syncs for `ETP=local` services even
  further in the CCM and avoid re-configuring LBs to an even greater extent. ([#111658](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/111658), [@alexanderConstantinescu](https://github.com/alexanderConstantinescu))

* Add iptables rules to allow Pod traffic even when default iptables policy is to reject. ([#52569](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52569), [@tmjd](https://github.com/tmjd))

- Fixed a bug where `kubectl port-forward`, when used with a Deployment, could connect to a terminating pod even when a running pod is also available. ([#119256](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119256), [@brianpursley](https://github.com/brianpursley)) [SIG CLI]

- Fixed a bug where Kubernetes would apply a default StorageClass to a PersistentVolumeClaim,
  even when the deprecated annotation `volume.beta.kubernetes.io/storage-class` was set. ([#116089](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116089), [@cvvz](https://github.com/cvvz)) [SIG Apps and Storage]

- `kubeadm`: Fixed the bug where it always did CRI detection when `--config` was passed, even if it is not required by the subcommand. ([#120828](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120828), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu))