- `ElasticIndexedJob` is graduated to GA. ([#125751](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/125751), [@ahg-g](https://github.com/ahg-g)) [SIG Apps and Testing]
- `pause`: Added a `-v` flag to the Windows variant of the pause binary, which
  prints the version of pause and exits. The Linux pause binary already has this flag. ([#125067](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/125067), [@neolit123](https://github.com/neolit123))

### Failing Test

- The pause image upgraded to `v3.4.1` in kubelet and kubeadm for both Linux and Windows. ([#98205](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98205), [@pacoxu](https://github.com/pacoxu))

- Pause image contains "Architecture" in non-amd64 images ([#87954](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87954), [@BenTheElder](https://github.com/BenTheElder)) [SIG Release]

	* Send dns details only after cdk-addons are configured ([#44945](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44945), [@ktsakalozos](https://github.com/ktsakalozos))

	* Added support to the pause action in the kubernetes-worker charm for new flag `--delete-local-data` ([#44931](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44931), [@chuckbutler](https://github.com/chuckbutler))

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- Kubelet now defaults to pulling the pause image from registry.k8s.io ([#114340](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114340), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Node]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

- Support for Windows container images (OS Versions: 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004) was added to the pause:3.4 image. ([#91452](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91452), [@claudiubelu](https://github.com/claudiubelu)) [SIG Node, Release and Windows]

- A new sleep action for the `PreStop` lifecycle hook was added, allowing containers to pause for a specified duration before termination. ([#119026](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119026), [@AxeZhan](https://github.com/AxeZhan))

- Kubeadm now respects the custom image registry configuration across joins and upgrades. Kubeadm passes the custom registry to the kubelet for a custom pause container. ([#70603](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70603), [@chuckha](https://github.com/chuckha))

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- Kubelet now defaults to pulling the pause image from registry.k8s.io ([#114339](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114339), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Node]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

### Windows

- Kubectl port-forward for Windows containers was added in v1.15. To use it, you’ll need to build a new pause image including WinCAT. ([#75479](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/75479), [@benmoss](https://github.com/benmoss))