([#64792](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/64792), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))

- Fixed the ability to set the `resolvConf` option in drop-in kubelet configuration files, which validates that drop-in kubelet configuration files are in a supported version. ([#127421](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/127421), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- Drop additional rule requirement (cronjobs/finalizers) in the roles who use kubectl create cronjobs to be backwards compatible ([#124883](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124883), [@ardaguclu](https://github.com/ardaguclu)) [SIG CLI]

- Fixed issue in `Winkernel` Proxier - Unexpected active TCP connection drops while horizontally scaling the endpoints for a LoadBalancer Service with Internal Traffic Policy: `Local` ([#113742](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113742), [@princepereira](https://github.com/princepereira))

#### **Audit**

*   Fixed a bug so that `kube-apiserver` now waits for open connections to finish before exiting. This fix provides graceful shutdown and ensures that the audit backend no longer drops events on shutdown. ([#53695](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/53695),[ @hzxuzhonghu](https://github.com/hzxuzhonghu))

- Drop support for the deprecated and unsupported kubectl run flags:
  - filename
  - force
  - grace-period
  - kustomize
  - recursive
  - timeout
  - wait
  

* Fix a typo in prometheus-to-sd configuration, that drops some stackdriver metrics. ([#56473](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/56473), [@loburm](https://github.com/loburm))

* Drops `status.Conditions` of new `PersistentVolume` objects if it was not set on the old object during `PrepareForUpdate`. ([#72739](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72739), [@rajathagasthya](https://github.com/rajathagasthya))

- The `IPTablesOwnershipCleanup` feature (KEP-3178) is now GA; kubelet no longer
  creates the `KUBE-MARK-DROP` chain (which has been unused for several releases)
  or the `KUBE-MARK-MASQ` chain (which is now only created by kube-proxy). ([#119374](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119374), [@danwinship](https://github.com/danwinship))

- Fixing issue in Winkernel Proxier - Unexpected active TCP connection drops while horizontally scaling the endpoints for a LoadBalancer Service with External Traffic Policy: Local ([#114040](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114040), [@princepereira](https://github.com/princepereira)) [SIG Network]