// it tries to make the Assigned config the Active config by loading and
  // validating the checkpointed payload identified by Assigned.
  // +optional
  optional NodeConfigSource assigned = 1;

  // Active reports the checkpointed config the node is actively using.
  // Active will represent either the current version of the Assigned config,

* kubelet: fix fail to close kubelet->API connections on heartbeat failure when bootstrapping or client certificate rotation is disabled ([#78016](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78016), [@gaorong](https://github.com/gaorong))
* Active watches of custom resources now terminate properly if the CRD is modified. ([#78029](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78029), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- Fixed an issue related to not draining all the pods in a namespace when an empty selector, i.e., "{}," is specified in a Pod Disruption...

* Fix broken detection of non-root image user ID ([#78261](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78261), [@tallclair](https://github.com/tallclair))
* Active watches of custom resources now terminate properly if the CRD is modified. ([#78029](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78029), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

* Fix incorrect conflict errors applying strategic merge patches to resources. ([#43871](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/43871), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

* Fix init container status reporting when active deadline is exceeded. ([#46305](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46305), [@sjenning](https://github.com/sjenning))

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

for interrupting the StatefulSet Pod management is now ignored. StatefulSets with this annotation set to `true` or with no value will behave just as they did in previous versions. Dormant StatefulSets with the annotation set to `false` will become active after upgrading.

* The CronJob object is now enabled by default at `v1beta1`. CronJob `v2alpha1` is still available, but it must be explicitly enabled. We recommend that you move any current CronJob objects to `batch/v1beta1.CronJob`....

- DeleteOptions parameters for deletecollection endpoints are now published in the OpenAPI spec. ([#77843](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77843), [@roycaihw](https://github.com/roycaihw))
- Active watches of custom resources now terminate properly if the CRD is modified. ([#78029](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78029), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)