([#63866](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63866), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))

- The `dynamicResources` has been refactored to `DynamicResources`, now users can introduce the `DynamicResources` struct outside the `dynamicresources` package. ([#128399](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128399), [@JesseStutler](https://github.com/JesseStutler)) [SIG Node and...

- Locked `ServerSideApply` feature gate to true with the feature already being GA. ([#112748](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112748), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t))

- The Attacher/Detacher interfaces for local storage have been refactored  ([#66884](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66884), [@NickrenREN](https://github.com/NickrenREN)) Courtesy of SIG Storage

- Filter plugin for cloud provider storage predicate ([#84148](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/84148), [@gongguan](https://github.com/gongguan))
- Refactor scheduler's framework permit API. ([#83756](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/83756), [@hex108](https://github.com/hex108))

* --api-audiences now defaults to the --service-account-issuer if the issuer is provided but the API audience is not. ([#70308](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70308), [@mikedanese](https://github.com/mikedanese))
* Refactor scheduler_test.go to use a fake k8s client. ([#70290](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70290), [@tossmilestone](https://github.com/tossmilestone))

* Add authorization mode to kubeadm ([#39846](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39846), [@andrewrynhard](https://github.com/andrewrynhard))
* Refactor the certificate and kubeconfig code in the kubeadm binary into two phases ([#39280](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39280), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))

- Finished initial generic controlplane refactor of kube-apiserver, providing a sample binary building a Kubernetes-like control plane, but without container orchestration resources. ([#124530](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124530), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts)) [SIG API Machinery,...

## Changelog since v1.7.0-alpha.2

### Action Required

* Refactor kube-proxy configuration ([#34727](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/34727), [@ncdc](https://github.com/ncdc))

### Other notable changes

* Add support for Azure File plugin to csi-translation-lib ([#78356](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78356), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))
* refactor AWS NLB securityGroup handling ([#74692](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74692), [@M00nF1sh](https://github.com/M00nF1sh))