- NONE ([#97167](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97167), [@geegeea](https://github.com/geegeea)) [SIG Node]
- NetworkPolicy validation framework optimizations for rapidly verifying CNI's work correctly across several pods and namespaces ([#91592](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91592), [@jayunit100](https://github.com/jayunit100)) [SIG Network, Storage and Testing]

### Bug or Regression

* reverts an aws-ebs volume provisioner optimization as we need to further discuss a viable optimization ([#78200](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78200), [@zhan849](https://github.com/zhan849))

- cloud.google.com/go/networkconnectivity: v1.11.0
- cloud.google.com/go/networkmanagement: v1.6.0
- cloud.google.com/go/networksecurity: v0.8.0
- cloud.google.com/go/notebooks: v1.8.0
- cloud.google.com/go/optimization: v1.3.1
- cloud.google.com/go/orchestration: v1.6.0
- cloud.google.com/go/orgpolicy: v1.10.0
- cloud.google.com/go/osconfig: v1.11.0
- cloud.google.com/go/oslogin: v1.9.0

- cloud.google.com/go/networkmanagement: v1.6.0 → v1.8.0
- cloud.google.com/go/networksecurity: v0.8.0 → v0.9.1
- cloud.google.com/go/notebooks: v1.8.0 → v1.9.1
- cloud.google.com/go/optimization: v1.3.1 → v1.4.1
- cloud.google.com/go/orchestration: v1.6.0 → v1.8.1
- cloud.google.com/go/orgpolicy: v1.10.0 → v1.11.1
- cloud.google.com/go/osconfig: v1.11.0 → v1.12.1
- cloud.google.com/go/oslogin: v1.9.0 → v1.10.1

- Optimization of kubectl Chinese translation ([#110538](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110538), [@hwdef](https://github.com/hwdef)) [SIG CLI]

### Failing Test

- cloud.google.com/go/networkconnectivity: v1.11.0
- cloud.google.com/go/networkmanagement: v1.6.0
- cloud.google.com/go/networksecurity: v0.8.0
- cloud.google.com/go/notebooks: v1.8.0
- cloud.google.com/go/optimization: v1.3.1
- cloud.google.com/go/orchestration: v1.6.0
- cloud.google.com/go/orgpolicy: v1.10.0
- cloud.google.com/go/osconfig: v1.11.0
- cloud.google.com/go/oslogin: v1.9.0

### Bug or Regression

* Instrument the Azure cloud provider for Prometheus monitoring. ([#58204](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58204), [@cosmincojocar](https://github.com/cosmincojocar))
* -Add scheduler optimization options, short circuit all predicates if … ([#56926](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/56926), [@wgliang](https://github.com/wgliang))

SIG Scheduling development efforts have been primarily focused on improving performance and reliability of the scheduler.
- Performance of the inter-pod affinity/anti-affinity feature is improved over 100X via algorithmic optimization.
- DaemonSet pods, which used to be scheduled by the DaemonSet controller, will be scheduled by the default scheduler in 1.12. This change allows DaemonSet pods to enjoy all the scheduling features of the default scheduler.