Bump NodeProblemDetector version to v0.8.0 to reduce forced NodeStatus updates frequency to 5 minutes. ([#84007](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/84007), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t))

* When deleting an object with `--grace-period=0`, the client will begin a graceful deletion and wait until the resource is fully deleted.  To force deletion, use the `--force` flag. ([#37263](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/37263), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))

### Node Components
* Kubelet config should ignore file start with dots.

- Force deleted pods may fail to terminate until the kubelet is restarted when the container runtime returns an error during termination. We have strengthened testing for runtime failures and now perform a more rigorous reconciliation to ensure static pods...

- Fix: don't use docker config cache if it's empty ([#92330](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92330), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fix: use force detach for azure disk ([#91948](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91948), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fixes a problem with 63-second or 1-second connection delays with some VXLAN-based

    * authorization.k8s.io/decision = {allow, forbid}
	* authorization.k8s.io/reason = human-readable reason for the decision ([#58807](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58807), [@CaoShuFeng](https://github.com/CaoShuFeng))

- Added error message "dry-run can not be used when --force is set" when dry-run and force flags are set in replace command. ([#110326](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110326), [@ardaguclu](https://github.com/ardaguclu))

- kubectl patch now respects --local ([#67399](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67399), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k))
- kubectl: When an object can't be updated and must be deleted by force, kubectl will now recreating resources for immutable fields.([#66602](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66602), [@dixudx](https://github.com/dixudx))

* Fixes bugs that make apiserver panic when aggregating valid but not well formed OpenAPI spec ([#63627](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63627), [@roycaihw](https://github.com/roycaihw))

- Deprecated the following kubectl run flags, which are ignored if set: `--cascade`, `--filename`, `--force`, `--grace-period`, `--kustomize`, `--recursive`, `--timeout`, `--wait`. ([#112261](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112261), [@brianpursley](https://github.com/brianpursley))

- StatefulSet controllers no longer force a resync every 30 seconds when nothing has changed. ([#75622](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/75622), [@jonsabo](https://github.com/jonsabo))