- Spedup kubectl by >10 when calling out to kube-apiserver for discovery information. ([#73345](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73345), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))

- Fix: Mount point may become local without calling NodePublishVolume after node rebooting. ([#119923](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119923), [@cvvz](https://github.com/cvvz)) [SIG Node and Storage]

* [stable] Expose storage usage metrics

  * The available capacity of a given Persistent Volume (PV) is available by calling the Kubernetes metrics API.

* [stable] Volume plugin metrics

  * Success and latency metrics for all Kubernetes calls are available by calling the Kubernetes metrics API. You can request volume operations, including mount, unmount, attach, detach, provision, and delete.

or, for function parameters and results, the signature
of a <a href="#Function_declarations">function declaration</a>
or <a href="#Function_literals">function literal</a> reserves
storage for a named variable.

Calling the built-in function <a href="#Allocation"><code>new</code></a>
or taking the address of a <a href="#Composite_literals">composite literal</a>
allocates storage for a variable at run time.

## Changelog since v1.12.4

### Other notable changes

* kubectl: fixed an issue with "too old resource version" errors continuously appearing when calling `kubectl delete` ([#72825](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72825), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- Fixes creationTimestamp: null causing unnecessary writes to etcd ([#116865](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116865), [@alexzielenski](https://github.com/alexzielenski)) [SIG API Machinery and Testing]
- Revised the logic for DaemonSet rolling update to exclude nodes if scheduling constraints are not met.

- Fixes creationTimestamp: null causing unnecessary writes to etcd ([#116865](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116865), [@alexzielenski](https://github.com/alexzielenski)) [SIG API Machinery and Testing]
- Revised the logic for DaemonSet rolling update to exclude nodes if scheduling constraints are not met.

    - [Container Images](#container-images-10)
  - [Changelog since v1.23.6](#changelog-since-v1236)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-10)
    - [API Change](#api-change-2)
    - [Feature](#feature-5)
    - [Failing Test](#failing-test)
    - [Bug or Regression](#bug-or-regression-10)
  - [Dependencies](#dependencies-10)
    - [Added](#added-10)
    - [Changed](#changed-10)
    - [Removed](#removed-10)
- [v1.23.6](#v1236)

    * when updating a service or when node changes occur.
* kubectl: fixed an issue with "too old resource version" errors continuously appearing when calling `kubectl delete` ([#72825](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72825), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

    - [Container Images](#container-images-12)
  - [Changelog since v1.28.2](#changelog-since-v1282)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-12)
    - [Feature](#feature-10)
    - [Failing Test](#failing-test)
    - [Bug or Regression](#bug-or-regression-12)
    - [Other (Cleanup or Flake)](#other-cleanup-or-flake-5)
  - [Dependencies](#dependencies-12)
    - [Added](#added-12)
    - [Changed](#changed-12)