*  - `kubernetes` plugin adds metrics to measure kubernetes control plane latency.
    *  -  the `health` plugin now includes the `lameduck` option by default, which waits for a duration before shutting down.
* Kubeadm now includes CoreDNS version 1.6.5 ([#85108](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85108), [@rajansandeep](https://github.com/rajansandeep))

- The DaemonSet, Deployment, ReplicaSet, and StatefulSet kinds
  are now in the apps/v1beta2 group and version.

- The apps/v1beta2 group version adds a Scale subresource for the StatefulSet
kind.

- All kinds in the apps/v1beta2 group version add a corresponding conditions
  kind.

#### Behavioral Changes

 - For all kinds in the API group version, a spec.selector default value is no longer

- Adds CEL expressions to v1alpha1 AuthenticationConfiguration. ([#121078](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121078), [@aramase](https://github.com/aramase)) [SIG API Machinery, Auth and Testing]

### **Internationalization**

* Add Traditional Chinese translation for kubectl ([#46559](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46559), [@warmchang](https://github.com/warmchang))

* Add Japanese translation for kubectl ([#46756](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46756), [@girikuncoro](https://github.com/girikuncoro))

    * Adds support for 1.5.x series of Kubernetes
    * Introduces a tactic for keeping templates in sync with upstream eliminating template drift
    * Adds CNI support to the Juju Charms
    * Adds durable storage support to the Juju Charms
    * Introduces an e2e Charm layer for repeatable testing efforts and validation of clusters

* Add CRI log parsing library at pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/logs ([#55140](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/55140), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))
* Add extra-args configs for scheduler and controller-manager to kubernetes-master charm ([#55185](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/55185), [@Cynerva](https://github.com/Cynerva))

and enhances scheduling of pods that use CSI volumes with late binding.

[Volume expansion](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/284) adds support
for resizing existing persistent volumes.

### NonPreemptingPriority to Stable

This feature adds [a new option to PriorityClasses](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/902),
which can enable or disable pod preemption.

- Add new annotation `batch.kubernetes.io/cronjob-scheduled-timestamp` to Job objects scheduled from CronJobs. ([#118137](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118137), [@helayoty](https://github.com/helayoty)) [SIG Apps]

- Adds alpha --output plaintext protected by environment variable `KUBECTL_EXPLAIN_OPENAPIV3` ([#113146](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113146), [@alexzielenski](https://github.com/alexzielenski)) [SIG CLI]

- Add normalize plugin extension point for the scheduling framework.
  ([#80383](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/80383), [@liu-cong](https://github.com/liu-cong))
- Add Bind extension point to the scheduling framework. ([#79313](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79313), [@chenchun](https://github.com/chenchun))