- The `conditionType` is "oneof" approved/denied check of CertificateSigningRequest's `.status.conditions` field was migrated to declarative validation. 
  If the `DeclarativeValidation` feature gate was enabled, mismatches with existing validation are reported via metrics.

  If the `DeclarativeValidation` feature gate is enabled, mismatches with existing validation are reported via metrics.

- Non-graceful node shutdown handling is enabled for stateful workload failovers ([#108486](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108486), [@sonasingh46](https://github.com/sonasingh46))

Server-side Apply graduates to GA

Server-side Apply is a new object merge algorithm, as well as tracking of field ownership, running on the Kubernetes API server. Server-side Apply helps users and controllers manage their resources via declarative configurations. It allows them to create and/or modify their objects declaratively, simply by sending their fully specified intent. After being in beta for a couple releases, [Server-side Apply](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/server-side-apply/)...