- [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-9)
    - [Node Binaries](#node-binaries-9)
  - [Changelog since v1.6.3](#changelog-since-v163)
    - [Other notable changes](#other-notable-changes-9)
- [v1.6.3](#v163)
  - [Known Issues for v1.6.3](#known-issues-for-v163)
  - [Downloads for v1.6.3](#downloads-for-v163)
    - [Client Binaries](#client-binaries-10)
    - [Server Binaries](#server-binaries-10)

- Removed the limitation on exposing port 10250 externally using a Service. ([#129174](https://git...

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- cloud.google.com/go/lifesciences: v0.9.4
- cloud.google.com/go/logging: v1.9.0
- cloud.google.com/go/longrunning: v0.5.4
- cloud.google.com/go/managedidentities: v1.6.4
- cloud.google.com/go/maps: v1.6.3
- cloud.google.com/go/mediatranslation: v0.8.4
- cloud.google.com/go/memcache: v1.10.4
- cloud.google.com/go/metastore: v1.13.3
- cloud.google.com/go/monitoring: v1.17.0
- cloud.google.com/go/networkconnectivity: v1.14.3

- Fixed CSI `PersistentVolumes` to allow Secrets names longer than 63 characters. ([#114776](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114776), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane))

- Kubelet: the returned value for PodIPs is the same in the Downward API and in the `pod.status.PodIPs` field ([#103307](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103307), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea))
- Limit vSphere volume name to 63 characters long. ([#100404](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/100404), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))

- Fix: use force detach for azure disk ([#91948](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91948), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fixes a problem with 63-second or 1-second connection delays with some VXLAN-based
  network plugins which was first widely noticed in 1.16 (though some users saw it
  earlier than that, possibly only with specific network plugins). If you were previously

- Fix: use force detach for azure disk ([#91948](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91948), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fixes a problem with 63-second or 1-second connection delays with some VXLAN-based
  network plugins which was first widely noticed in 1.16 (though some users saw it
  earlier than that, possibly only with specific network plugins). If you were previously

- Kubernetes 1.24 is built...

## Changes by Kind

### API Change

- Kubernetes 1.23 is now built with go1.19.4. To match behavior of previous Kubernetes 1.23 patch releases:
  - `kube-apiserver` defaults the GOGC setting to 63, to approximate go1.17 garbage collection memory performance in heavily loaded API servers