- github.com/kardianos/osext: [8fef92e](https://github.com/kardianos/osext/tree/8fef92e)
- github.com/kr/fs: [2788f0d](https://github.com/kr/fs/tree/2788f0d)
- github.com/marstr/guid: [8bdf7d1](https://github.com/marstr/guid/tree/8bdf7d1)
- github.com/mholt/caddy: [2de4950](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/tree/2de4950)
- github.com/natefinch/lumberjack: [v2.0.0+incompatible](https://github.com/natefinch/lumberjack/tree/v2.0.0)

* The options passed to a flexvolume plugin's mount command now contains the pod name (`kubernetes.io/pod.name`), namespace (`kubernetes.io/pod.namespace`), uid (`kubernetes.io/pod.uid`), and service account name (`kubernetes.io/serviceAccount.name`). ([#39488](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39488), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

    * Signing Request API.
* Adding German translation for kubectl ([#51867](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51867), [@Steffen911](https://github.com/Steffen911))

#### vSphere
* Reverts to looking up the current VM in vSphere using the machine's UUID, either obtained via sysfs or via the `vm-uuid` parameter in the cloud configuration file. ([#40892](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/40892), [@robdaemon](https://github.com/robdaemon))

- github.com/hashicorp/go-sockaddr: [v1.0.0](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-sockaddr/tree/v1.0.0)
- github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid: [v1.0.1](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid/tree/v1.0.1)
- github.com/hashicorp/go.net: [v0.0.1](https://github.com/hashicorp/go.net/tree/v0.0.1)
- github.com/hashicorp/logutils: [v1.0.0](https://github.com/hashicorp/logutils/tree/v1.0.0)

- Upgrade...

- windows: Ensured graceful termination when being run as windows service ([#73292](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73292), [@steffengy](https://github.com/steffengy))
- vSphere cloud provider now correctly retrieves the VM's UUID when running on Windows ([#71147](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71147), [@benmoss](https://github.com/benmoss))

  * [alpha] CRI now supports specifying the GID of the container at both LinuxSandboxSecurityContext and LinuxContainerSecurityContext in addition to specifying the UID. Support is implemented for dockershim. [@krmayankk]

- github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog: [v1.0.0](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog/tree/v1.0.0)
- github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid: [v1.0.1](https://github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid/tree/v1.0.1)
- github.com/hashicorp/go.net: [v0.0.1](https://github.com/hashicorp/go.net/tree/v0.0.1)
- github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru: [v0.5.1](https://github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/tree/v0.5.1)

ion`, `CustomResourceDefinition`, `APIService`, `TokenReview`, `SubjectAccessReview`, `CertificateSigningRequest`, `Lease`, `Ingress`, and `IngressClass` APIs. For the full list check out [Deprecated API Migration Guide](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/deprecation-guide/#v1-22) and the blog post [Kubernetes API and Feature Removals In 1.22: Here’s What You Need To Know](https://blog.k8s.io/2021/07/14/upcoming-changes-in-kubernetes-1-22/).

### Kubernetes release cadence...