- Improved how the API server responds to **list** requests where the response format negotiates to Protobuf. List responses in Protobuf are marshalled one element at the time, drastically reducing memory needed to serve large collections. Streaming list responses can be disabled via the `StreamingCollectionEncodingToProtobuf` feature gate. ([#129407](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/129407), [@serathius](https://github.com/serathius)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Architecture,...

- github.com/docker/docker: [v20.10.27+incompatible → v26.1.4+incompatible](https://github.com/docker/docker/compare/v20.10.27...v26.1.4)
- github.com/docker/go-connections: [v0.4.0 → v0.5.0](https://github.com/docker/go-connections/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0)
- github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath: [d6023ce → 1de76d7](https://github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath/compare/d6023ce...1de76d7)

- Fixed a bug in the API server where empty collections of ValidatingAdmissionPolicies did not have an `items` field. ([#124568](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124568), [@xyz-li](https://github.com/xyz-li)) [SIG API Machinery]

## Changelog since v1.30.3

## Changes by Kind

### API Change

- Fixed a bug in the API server where empty collections of ValidatingAdmissionPolicies did not have an `items` field. ([#126146](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126146), [@xyz-li](https://github.com/xyz-li)) [SIG API Machinery]

## Changelog since v1.29.7

## Changes by Kind

### API Change

- Fixed a bug in the API server where empty collections of ValidatingAdmissionPolicies did not have an `items` field. ([#126157](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126157), [@xyz-li](https://github.com/xyz-li)) [SIG API Machinery]

## Changelog since v1.28.12

## Changes by Kind

### API Change

- Fixed a bug in the API server where empty collections of ValidatingAdmissionPolicies did not have an `items` field. ([#126159](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126159), [@xyz-li](https://github.com/xyz-li)) [SIG API Machinery]

        not(not -> not.setId_Term(id), opLambda);
    }

    public void setId_Terms(Collection<String> idList) {
        setId_Terms(idList, null);
    }

    public void setId_Terms(Collection<String> idList, ConditionOptionCall<IdsQueryBuilder> opLambda) {
        IdsQueryBuilder builder = regIdsQ(idList);
        if (opLambda != null) {

* Add conntrack as a dependency of kubelet and kubeadm when building rpms and debs. Both require conntrack to handle cleanup of connections. ([#71540](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71540), [@mauilion](https://github.com/mauilion))
* UDP connections now support graceful termination in IPVS mode ([#71515](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71515), [@lbernail](https://github.com/lbernail))

* Allow kubernetes components to react to SIGTERM signal and shutdown gracefully. ([#57756](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57756), [@mborsz](https://github.com/mborsz))

* Update Calico version to v2.6.6 ([#58482](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58482), [@tmjd](https://github.com/tmjd))
* Fix garbage collection and resource quota when the controller-manager uses --leader-elect=false ([#57340](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57340), [@jmcmeek](https://github.com/jmcmeek))