* requests for a TLS client certificate for any node are approved if the CSR creator has `create` permission on the `certificatesigningrequests`...

	* authorization.k8s.io/reason = human-readable reason for the decision ([#58807](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58807), [@CaoShuFeng](https://github.com/CaoShuFeng))
* `kubectl certificate approve|deny` will not modify an already approved or denied CSR unless the `--force` flag is provided. ([#61971](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61971), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))

        * requests for a TLS client certificate for any node are approved if the CSR creator has `create` permission on the `certificatesigningrequests`...

- kube-controller-manager
  - The deprecated `--insecure-experimental-approve-all-kubelet-csrs-for-group` flag has been removed.
- kubelet

- consumers of the 'certificatesigningrequests/approval' API must now have permission to 'approve' CSRs for the specific signer requested by the CSR. More information on the new signerName field and the required authorization can be found at https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/certificate-signing-requests#authorization...

- Resolves an issue using `kubectl certificate approve/deny` against a server serving the v1 CSR API ([#91691](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91691), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Auth and CLI]

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- Resolves an issue using `kubectl certificate approve/deny` against a server serving the v1 CSR API ([#91691](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91691), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Auth and CLI]

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- Update CNI to v0.8.6

* Improve scheduler performance of MatchInterPodAffinity predicate. ([#57476](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57476), [@misterikkit](https://github.com/misterikkit))
* Improve scheduler performance of MatchInterPodAffinity predicate. ([#57477](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57477), [@misterikkit](https://github.com/misterikkit))

* Allow for watching objects larger than 1MB given etcd accepts objects of size up to 1.5MB ([#72053](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72053), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t))
* Improve efficiency of preemption logic in clusters with many pending pods. ([#72895](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72895), [@bsalamat](https://github.com/bsalamat))



# v1.12.5

*   A new controller automatically cleans up Certificate Signing Requests that are Approved and Issued, or Denied. ([#51840](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51840),[ @jcbsmpsn](https://github.com/jcbsmpsn))