- `dra`: the scheduler plugin now avoids additional scheduling attempts in some cases by falling back to SSA after a conflict. ([#120534](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120534), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly))

- When the `PreferSameTrafficDistribution` feature gate is enabled, a new `trafficDistribution` value `PreferSameNode` is available, which attempts to always route Service connections to an endpoint on the same node as the client. Additionally, `PreferSameZone` is introduced as an alias for `PreferClose`. ([#130844](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/130844), [@danwinship](https:...

- Pod Finalizers and Conditions updates are skipped for re-scheduling attempts ([#91950](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91950), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Scheduling]

- Kubeadm: add a new `output/v1alpha2` API that is identical to the `output/v1alpha1`, but attempts to resolve some internal dependencies with the `kubeadm/v1beta2` API. The `output/v1alpha1` API is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release. ([#105295](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/105295), [@neolit123](https://github.com/neolit123))...

* kubeadm now attempts to detect an installed CRI by its usual domain socket, so that --cri-socket can be omitted from the command line if Docker is not...

- Pod Finalizers and Conditions updates are skipped for re-scheduling attempts ([#91953](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91953), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Scheduling]

* Advanced audit allows logging failed login attempts.
 ([#51119](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51119), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))

- Pod Finalizers and Conditions updates are skipped for re-scheduling attempts ([#91298](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91298), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Scheduling]

- Graduated the `DisableNodeKubeProxyVersion` feature gate to beta. By default, the kubelet no longer attempts to set the `.status.kubeProxyVersion` field for its associated Node. ([#123845](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123845), [@HirazawaUi](https://github.com/HirazawaUi)) [SIG API Machinery, Cloud Provider, Network, Node and Testing]

* add reconcile command to kubectl auth ([#51636](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51636), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k))
* Advanced audit allows logging failed login attempts ([#51119](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51119), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))