Starting with Kubernetes `v1.36`, `kubelet` might refuse to start if the CRI runtime does not support this feature. More information can be found at the [Kubernetes blog](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/09/12/kubernetes-v1-34-cri-cgroup-driver-lookup-now-ga/). ([#134906](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/134906), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory))

- github.com/mitchellh/gox: [v0.4.0](https://github.com/mitchellh/gox/tree/v0.4.0)
- github.com/mitchellh/iochan: [v1.0.0](https://github.com/mitchellh/iochan/tree/v1.0.0)
- github.com/oklog/ulid: [v1.3.1](https://github.com/oklog/ulid/tree/v1.3.1)
- github.com/pascaldekloe/goe: [57f6aae](https://github.com/pascaldekloe/goe/tree/57f6aae)
- github.com/pelletier/go-toml: [v1.2.0](https://github.com/pelletier/go-toml/tree/v1.2.0)

- github.com/mitchellh/iochan: [v1.0.0](https://github.com/mitchellh/iochan/tree/v1.0.0)
- github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure: [v1.1.2](https://github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure/tree/v1.1.2)
- github.com/oklog/ulid: [v1.3.1](https://github.com/oklog/ulid/tree/v1.3.1)
- github.com/pascaldekloe/goe: [57f6aae](https://github.com/pascaldekloe/goe/tree/57f6aae)
- github.com/pelletier/go-toml: [v1.2.0](https://github.com/pelletier/go-toml/tree/v1.2.0)

### Kubernetes release cadence change

## Changelog since v1.24.0

## What's New (Major Themes)

### PodSecurityPolicy is Removed, Pod Security Admission graduates to Stable

The Kubernetes community [has written a blog post about this in detail](https://blog.k8s.io/2020/12/02/dont-panic-kubernetes-and-docker/) with [a dedicated FAQ page for it](https://blog.k8s.io/2020/12/02/dockershim-faq/).

### External credential provider for client-go

## Changes by Kind

### Deprecation

- Added a [warning](https://k8s.io/blog/2020/09/03/warnings/) response when handling requests that set the deprecated `spec.externalID` field for a Node. ([#115944](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115944), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu)) [SIG Node]

or use cri-dockerd if you are relying on Docker Engine as your container runtime.
For more information about ensuring your cluster is ready for this removal, please
see [this guide](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/03/31/ready-for-dockershim-removal/).

### Beta APIs Off by Default

[New beta APIs will not be enabled in clusters by default](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/3136).