- github.com/google/cel-go: [v0.23.2 → v0.26.0](https://github.com/google/cel-go/compare/v0.23.2...v0.26.0)
- github.com/google/gnostic-models: [v0.6.9 → v0.7.0](https://github.com/google/gnostic-models/compare/v0.6.9...v0.7.0)
- github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2: [v2.24.0 → v2.26.3](https://github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/compare/v2.24.0...v2.26.3)

- Fix VMSS LoadBalancer backend pools so that the network won't be broken when instances are upgraded to latest model ([#81411](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81411), [@nilo19](https://github.com/nilo19))

- kube-proxy no longer automatically cleans up network rules created by running kube-proxy in other modes. If you are switching the kube-proxy mode (EG: iptables to IPVS), you will need to run `kube-proxy --cleanup`, or restart the worker node (recommended) before restarting kube-proxy. If you are not switching kube-proxy between different modes, this change should not require any action. ([#76109](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/76109), [@vllry](https://github.com/vllry))...

- The nftables mode of kube-proxy is now GA. (The iptables mode remains the
  default; you can select the nftables mode by passing `--proxy-mode nftables`
  or using a config file with `mode: nftables`. See the kube-proxy documentation

* The deprecated `--mode` flag in `check-network-mode` has been removed. ([#60102](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/60102), [@satyasm](https://github.com/satyasm))

- Defaults for file audit logging backend in batch mode changed: ([#67223](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67223), [@tallclair](https://github.com/tallclair))

* iSCSI sessions managed by kubernetes will now explicitly set startup.mode to 'manual' to  prevent automatic login after node failure recovery. This is the default open-iscsi mode, so this change will only impact users who have changed their startup.mode to be 'automatic' in /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf. ([#57475](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57475), [@stmcginnis](https://github.com/stmcginnis))

### Bug or Regression

- Disable aufs module for gce clusters ([#103831](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103831), [@lizhuqi](https://github.com/lizhuqi)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

- Kube-proxy no longer falls back from ipvs mode to iptables mode if you ask it to do ipvs but the system is not correctly configured. Instead, it will just exit with an error. ([#111806](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/111806), [@danwinship](https://github.com/danwinship)) [SIG Network]

- Update snapshotter module to v6 and client module to v5. Documentation for this alpha feature is pending. ([#670],(https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/pull/670), [@RaunakShah](https://github.com/RaunakShah))

### Uncategorized