- Kubeadm: apply `second stage` of the plan to migrate kubeadm away from the usage of the word `master` in labels and taints. For new clusters, the label `node-role.kubernetes.io/master` will no longer be added to control plane nodes, only the label `node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane`...

- Users can now traverse all the pods that are in the scheduler and waiting in the permit stage through method `IterateOverWaitingPods`. In other words,  all waitingPods in scheduler can be obtained from any profiles. Before this commit, each profile could only obtain `waitingPods` within that profile ([#122946](https://github.com/kubernetes...

before you upgrade)

- Stopped accepting component configuration for `kube-proxy` and `kubelet` during `kubeadm upgrade plan --config`. This was a legacy behavior that was not well supported for upgrades and could be used only at the plan stage to determine if the configuration for these components stored in the cluster needs manual version migration. In the future, `kubeadm` will attempt alternative component config migration approaches. ([#120788](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120788),...

- Users can traverse all the pods that are in the scheduler and waiting in the permit stage through method `IterateOverWaitingPods`. In other words,  all waitingPods in scheduler can be obtained from any profiles. Before this commit, each profile could only obtain waitingPods within that profile. ([#124926](https://github.com/kubernetes/...

  `unschedulableAndUnresolvable` status in `PostFilter`. ([#114699](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114699), [@kerthcet](https://github.com/kerthcet))

- Fix raw block mode CSI `NodePublishVolume` stage miss pod info. ([#99069](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99069), [@phantooom](https://github.com/phantooom))

* Introduce Alpha field `Immutable` in both Secret and ConfigMap objects to mark their contents as immutable. The implementation is hidden behind feature gate `ImmutableEphemeralVolumes` (currently in Alpha stage). ([#86377](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/86377), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t))

* audit newest impersonated user info in the ResponseStarted, ResponseComplete audit stage ([#48184](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48184), [@CaoShuFeng](https://github.com/CaoShuFeng))

* audit newest impersonated user info in the ResponseStarted, ResponseComplete audit stage ([#48184](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48184), [@CaoShuFeng](https://github.com/CaoShuFeng))

    * Introduce Alpha field `AllowWatchBookmarks` in ListOptions for requesting watch bookmarks from apiserver. The implementation in apiserver is hidden behind feature gate `WatchBookmark` (currently in Alpha stage).
* Override protocol between etcd server and kube-apiserver on master with HTTPS instead HTTP when mTLS is enabled in GCE ([#74690](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74690), [@wenjiaswe](https://github.com/wenjiaswe))