- proxy/transport now supports Content-Encoding: deflate ([#76551](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/76551), [@JieJhih](https://github.com/JieJhih))

- Enabled mTLS encryption between etcd and kube-apiserver in GCE ([#70144](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70144), [@wenjiaswe](https://github.com/wenjiaswe))
- Added `ResourceVersion` as a precondition for delete in order to ensure a delete fails if an unobserved change happens to an object. ([#74040](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74040), [@ajatprabha](https://github.com/ajatprabha))

* kubelets are no longer allowed to delete their own Node API object. Prior to 1.11, in rare circumstances related to cloudprovider node ID changes, kubelets would attempt to delete/recreate their Node object at startup. If a legacy kubelet encounters this situation, a cluster admin can remove the Node object: `kubectl delete node/<nodeName>` ([#62818](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/62818), [@mikedanese](https://g...

- Fix: check disk status before delete azure disk ([#88360](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88360), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

- Kubectl/drain: add disable-eviction option.Force drain to use delete, even if eviction is supported. This will bypass checking PodDisruptionBudgets, and should be used with caution. ([#85571](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85571), [@michaelgugino](https://github.com/michaelgugino)) [SIG CLI]

  - [Changelog since v1.32.7](#changelog-since-v1327)
  - [Important Security Information](#important-security-information)
    - [CVE-2025-5187: Nodes can delete themselves by adding an OwnerReference](#cve-2025-5187-nodes-can-delete-themselves-by-adding-an-ownerreference)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-5)
    - [Feature](#feature-5)
    - [Bug or Regression](#bug-or-regression-4)
  - [Dependencies](#dependencies-5)

<p>
The built-in function <code>delete</code> removes the element with key
<code>k</code> from a <a href="#Map_types">map</a> <code>m</code>. The
value <code>k</code> must be <a href="#Assignability">assignable</a>
to the key type of <code>m</code>.
</p>

<pre class="grammar">
delete(m, k)  // remove element m[k] from map m
</pre>

<p>

transition from the v1beta1 API to the v1 API. ([#58393](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58393), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k))

* Fixes an issue where the resourceVersion of an object in a DELETE watch event was not the resourceVersion of the delete itself, but of the last update to the object. This could disrupt the ability of clients clients to re-establish watches properly. ([#58547](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58547), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))...

* Fix kubelet event recording for selected events. ([#46246](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46246), [@derekwaynecarr](https://github.com/derekwaynecarr))
* Fix `Invalid value: "foregroundDeletion"` error when attempting to delete a resource. ([#46500](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46500), [@tnozicka](https://github.com/tnozicka))



# v1.6.6

- Ensures that volume is deleted from the storage backend when the user tries to delete the PV object manually and the PV `ReclaimPolicy` is set to `Delete`. ([#105773](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/105773), [@deepakkinni](https://github.com/deepakkinni))