### Deprecation

#### kube-apiserver:
- the following deprecated APIs can no longer be served:
  - All resources under `apps/v1beta1` and `apps/v1beta2` - use `apps/v1` instead
  - `daemonsets`, `deployments`, `replicasets` resources under `extensions/v1beta1` - use `apps/v1` instead
  - `networkpolicies` resources under `extensions/v1beta1` - use `networking.k8s.io/v1` instead

- [alpha: kubectl apply --prune --applyset] Enables certain custom resources (CRs) to be used as ApplySet parent objects. To enable this for a given CR, apply the label `applyset.k8s.io/is-parent-type: true` to the CustomResourceDefinition (CRD) that defines it . ([#116353](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116353),...

#### Updates to apply
* New command `apply set-last-applied` *updates the applied-applied-configuration annotation* ([#41694](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/41694), [@shiywang](https://github.com/shiywang))

- Fixed tracking of terminating Pods in the Job status. The field was not updated unless there were other changes to apply ([#121342](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121342), [@dejanzele](https://github.com/dejanzele)) [SIG Apps and Testing]

### Server-side Apply graduates to GA

### SIG Apps

[SIG Apps][] focuses on the Kubernetes APIs and the external tools that are required to deploy and operate Kubernetes workloads.

- : `kubeadm upgrade apply` now supports phase sub-command, users can use `kubeadm upgrade apply phase <phase-name>` to execute the specified phase, or use `kubeadm upgrade apply --skip-phases <phase-names>` to skip some phases during cluster upgrade. ([#126032](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126032), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu))...

- Respect annotation size limit for server-side apply updates to the client-side apply annotation. Also, fix opt-out of this behavior by setting the client-side apply annotation to the empty string. ([#102105](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102105), [@julianvmodesto](https://github.com/julianvmodesto)) [SIG API Machinery]

- Fix bug where Server Side Apply causes spurious resourceVersion bumps on no-op patches to custom resources. ([#125263](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/125263), [@jpbetz](https://github.com/jpbetz)) [SIG API Machinery and Testing]

- JobTrackingWithFinalizers graduates to beta. Feature is enabled by default. (#105687, @alculquicondor) [SIG Apps and Testing]
- Remove NodeLease feature gate that was graduated and locked to stable in 1.17 release. (#105222, @cyclinder) [SIG Apps, Node and Testing]
- TTLAfterFinished is now GA and enabled by default (#105219, @sahilvv) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Auth and Testing]