- Containers which specify a `startupProbe` but not a `readinessProbe` were previously considered "ready" before the `startupProbe` completed, but are now considered "not-ready". ([#92196](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92196), [@thockin](https://github.com/thockin)) [SIG Node]

- Renamed some metrics related to CoreDNS, see the [README](https://github.com/coredns/coredns/blob/v1.11.0/plugin/forward/README.md#metrics) for `v1.11.0` of CoreDNS. ([#129232](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/129232), [@DamianSawicki](https://github.com/DamianSawicki))

    - [Node binaries](#node-binaries-7)
  - [Changelog since v1.17.8](#changelog-since-v1178)
  - [Urgent Upgrade Notes](#urgent-upgrade-notes)
    - [(No, really, you MUST read this before you upgrade)](#no-really-you-must-read-this-before-you-upgrade)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-8)
    - [Bug or Regression](#bug-or-regression-7)
  - [Dependencies](#dependencies-8)
    - [Added](#added-8)

- Node labels `beta.kubernetes.io/metadata-proxy-ready`, `beta.kubernetes.io/metadata-proxy-ready` and `beta.kubernetes.io/kube-proxy-ds-ready` are no longer added on new nodes.
  - ip-mask-agent addon starts to use the label `node.kubernetes.io/masq-agent-ds-ready` instead of `beta.kubernetes.io/masq-agent-ds-ready` as its node selector.

  - [Urgent Upgrade Notes](#urgent-upgrade-notes)
    - [(No, really, you MUST read this before you upgrade)](#no-really-you-must-read-this-before-you-upgrade)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-16)
    - [Deprecation](#deprecation)
    - [API Change](#api-change-5)
    - [Feature](#feature-14)

kubernetes/enhancements: [#564](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/564)  [[kep](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-scheduling/268-priority-preemption/README.md)]

Pod Ready++ ([#580](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/580))

- Introduces extension point for external feedback on pod readiness.

- Remove ready file and its directory (which is created during volume SetUp) during emptyDir volume TearDown. ([#95770](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95770), [@jingxu97](https://github.com/jingxu97)) [SIG Storage]

    - [Container Images](#container-images-15)
  - [Changelog since v1.28.0](#changelog-since-v1280)
  - [Urgent Upgrade Notes](#urgent-upgrade-notes)
    - [(No, really, you MUST read this before you upgrade)](#no-really-you-must-read-this-before-you-upgrade)
  - [Changes by Kind](#changes-by-kind-15)
    - [Deprecation](#deprecation)
    - [API Change](#api-change-4)
    - [Feature](#feature-11)

### CVE-2022-3162: Unauthorized read of Custom Resources

A security issue was discovered in Kubernetes where users authorized to list or watch one type of namespaced custom resource cluster-wide can read custom resources of a different type in the same API group they are not authorized to read.

**Affected Versions**:
  - kube-apiserver v1.25.0 - v1.25.3

- The e2e suite can be instructed not to wait for pods in kube-system to be ready or for all nodes to be ready by passing `--allowed-not-ready-nodes=-1` when invoking the...