- If a bad flag is supplied to a kubectl command, only a tip to run `--help` is printed, instead of the usage menu.  Usage menu is printed upon running `kubectl command --help`. ([#82423](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82423), [@sallyom](https://github.com/sallyom))

    - [Garbage Collector](#garbage-collector)
    - [kubeadm](#kubeadm-2)
    - [kubectl](#kubectl-1)
      - [New Commands](#new-commands)
      - [Create subcommands](#create-subcommands)
      - [Updates to existing commands](#updates-to-existing-commands)
      - [Updates to apply](#updates-to-apply)
      - [Updates to edit](#updates-to-edit)
      - [Bug fixes](#bug-fixes)

how we can support developers with tooling built on top of `kubectl exec`. The addition of the `kubectl debug` [command](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-cli/1441-kubectl-debug/README.md) (it is alpha but your feedback is more than welcome), allows developers to easily debug their Pods inside the cluster. We think this addition is invaluable.  This command allows one to create a temporary container which runs next to the Pod one is trying to examine, but also attaches...

- kubeadm: if an unknown command name is passed to any parent command such as 'kubeadm init phase' return an error. If 'kubeadm init phase' or another command that has subcommands is called without subcommand name, print the available commands and also return an error. ([#127096](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/127096), [@neolit123](https://github.com/neolit123)) [SIG...

- The helping message of commands which have sub-commands is now clearer and more instructive. It will show the full command instead of `kubectl <command> --help ...`
  

- Kubeadm: remove the deprecated command `kubeadm config view`. A replacement for this command is `kubectl get cm -n kube-system kubeadm-config -o=jsonpath="{.data.ClusterConfiguration}"` ([#102071](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102071), [@neolit123](https://github.com/neolit123))

  - [Changelog since v1.29.12](#changelog-since-v12912)
  - [Important Security Information](#important-security-information)
    - [CVE-2024-9042: Command Injection affecting Windows nodes via nodes/*/logs/query API](#cve-2024-9042-command-injection-affecting-windows-nodes-via-nodeslogsquery-api)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-2)
    - [API Change](#api-change)
    - [Feature](#feature-1)

### SIG Cluster Lifecycle

- Kubeadm: deprecate self-hosting support. The experimental command "kubeadm alpha self-hosting" is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release. ([#95125](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95125), [@neolit123](https://github.com/neolit123)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

- kube-scheduler dropped support for configuration files with apiVersion `componentconfig/v1alpha1`. Ensure kube-scheduler is configured using command-line flags or a configuration file with apiVersion `kubescheduler.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1` before upgrading to 1.13.
- kubectl