You can read more in the official blog post [Kubernetes Release Cadence Change: Here’s What You Need To Know](https://blog.k8s.io/2021/07/20/new-kubernetes-release-cadence/).

### External credential providers

- Remove `tolerate-unready-endpoints` annotation in Service deprecated from 1.11, use `Service.spec.publishNotReadyAddresses` instead. ([#108020](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108020), [@tossmilestone](https://github.com/tossmilestone))

- Ignore context canceled from validate and mutate webhook ([#120020](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120020), [@divyasri537](https://github.com/divyasri537)) [SIG API Machinery]

- The maximum number of ports allowed in EndpointSlices has been increased from 100 to 20,000 ([#99795](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99795), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott)) [SIG Network]

- The maximum number of ports allowed in EndpointSlices has been increased from 100 to 20,000 ([#99795](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99795), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott)) [SIG Network]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

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      <match value="&lt;svg" type="string" offset="0">
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The Kubernetes community [has written a blog post about this in detail](https://blog.k8s.io/2020/12/02/dont-panic-kubernetes-and-docker/) with [a dedicated FAQ page for it](https://blog.k8s.io/2020/12/02/dockershim-faq/).

### External credential provider for client-go