* Update Cluster Autoscaler to 1.15.0; changelog: https://github.com/kubernetes/autoscaler/releases/tag/cluster-autoscaler-1.15.0 ([#78866](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78866), [@losipiuk](https://github.com/losipiuk))
* Revert the CoreDNS version to 1.3.1 ([#78691](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78691), [@rajansandeep](https://github.com/rajansandeep))

  of obtaining data through LIST/WATCH semantics. ([#110772](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110772), [@p0lyn0mial](https://github.com/p0lyn0mial)) [SIG API Machinery]

- Revert building binaries with PIE mode. ([#105352](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/105352), [@ehashman](https://github.com/ehashman))
- Reverts adding namespace label to admission metrics (and histogram exansion) due to cardinality issues. ([#104033](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104033), [@s-urbaniak](https://github.com/s-urbaniak))

- Use table-driven test for `TestPerPodSchedulingMetrics`. ([#118842](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118842), [@helayoty](https://github.com/helayoty))
- When retrieving event resources, the `reportingController` and `reportingInstance` fields in the event will contain values. ([#116506](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116506), [@HirazawaUi](https://github.com/HirazawaUi)) [SIG API Machinery and Instrumentation]

- Revert addition of Add `PersistentVolumeClaimDeletePoilcy` to `StatefulSet`API. ([#103747](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103747), [@mattcary](https://github.com/mattcary))

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- When retrieving event resources, the reportingController and reportingInstance fields in the event will contain values. ([#120066](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120066), [@HirazawaUi](https://github.com/HirazawaUi)) [SIG Instrumentation]

## Dependencies

### Added

  - `priority_level_seat_count_watermarks` is removed.
  - `priority_level_request_count_samples` is replaced with `priority_level_request_utilization`, which samples every nanosecond rather than every millisecond; the old metric conveyed utilization despite its name.

- Disable watchcache for events.k8.io/Event resource for compatibility with core/Event. ([#96117](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96117), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t)) [SIG Scalability]

* kube-proxy will emit "FailedToStartNodeHealthcheck" event when fails to start healthz server. ([#49267](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49267), [@MrHohn](https://github.com/MrHohn))

* kubeadm: Fix join preflight check false negative ([#49825](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49825), [@erhudy](https://github.com/erhudy))
* Revert deprecation of vCenter port in vSphere Cloud Provider. ([#49689](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49689), [@divyenpatel](https://github.com/divyenpatel))