// namespaces specifies a static list of namespace names that the term applies to.
  // The term is applied to the union of the namespaces listed in this field
  // and the ones selected by namespaceSelector.
  // null or empty namespaces list and null namespaceSelector means "this pod's namespace".
  // +optional
  repeated string namespaces = 2;

pod to consume resource files specifying a different namespace than the one the pod is running in. ([#44862](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44862), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

    * Kubectl commands run inside a pod using a kubeconfig file now use the namespace specified in the kubeconfig file, instead of using the pod namespace. If no kubeconfig file is used, or the kubeconfig does not specify a namespace, the pod namespace is still used as a fallback. ([#...

- AdmissionReview objects sent for the creation of Namespace API objects now populate the `namespace` attribute consistently (previously the `namespace` attribute was empty for Namespace creation via POST requests, and populated for Namespace creation via server-side-apply PATCH requests) ([#95012](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95012), [@nodo](https://github.com/nodo)) [SIG API Machinery...

* Addon manager supports HA masters. ([#55782](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/55782), [@x13n](https://github.com/x13n))

* kubectl commands run inside a pod using a kubeconfig file now use the namespace specified in the kubeconfig file, instead of using the pod namespace. If no kubeconfig file is used, or the kubeconfig does not specify a namespace, the pod namespace is still used as a fallback. ([#44570](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44570), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

### API Change

- 1. PodAffinityTerm includes a namespaceSelector field to allow selecting eligible namespaces based on their labels. 

- Fixes an issue that can result in namespaced custom resources being orphaned when their namespace is deleted, if the CRD defining the custom resource is removed concurrently with namespaces being deleted, then recreated. ([#93790](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93790), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG API Machinery and Apps]

* ScaleIO persistent volumes now support referencing a secret in a namespace other than the bound persistent volume claim's namespace; this is controlled during provisioning with the `secretNamespace` storage class parameter; StoragePool and ProtectionDomain attributes no longer defaults to the value `default` ([#54013](https://github.com/kubernete...

- Critical pods can now be created in namespaces other than kube-system. To limit critical pods to the kube-system namespace, cluster admins should create an admission configuration file limiting critical pods by default, and a matching quota object in the `kube-system` namespace permitting critical pods in that namespace. See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/policy/resource-quotas/#limit-priority-class-consumption-by-default...

### SIG-service-catalog
- The Originating Identity feature, which lets the broker know which user that performed an action, is now GA.
- [Namespaced Brokers](https://svc-cat.io/docs/namespaced-broker-resources/), which enable operators to install a broker into a namespace instead of the cluster level, reached GA.