- Improve CPU sample sanitization in HPA by taking metric's freshness into account. ([#68068](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68068), [@krzysztof-jastrzebski](https://github.com/krzysztof-jastrzebski))

// https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/srl.html
srl

// stada : STADA Arzneimittel AG
// https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/stada.html
stada

// staples : Staples, Inc.
// https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/staples.html
staples

// star : Star India Private Limited
// https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/star.html
star

// statebank : STATE BANK OF INDIA

  - `priority_level_seat_count_samples` is replaced with `priority_level_seat_utilization`, which samples every nanosecond rather than every millisecond; the old metric conveyed utilization despite its name.
  - `priority_level_seat_count_watermarks` is removed.
  - `priority_level_request_count_samples` is replaced with `priority_level_request_utilization`, which samples every nanosecond rather than every millisecond; the old metric conveyed utilization despite its name.

- Simplied validation error message for invalid fields by removing redundant field name. ([#132513](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/132513), [@xiaoweim](https://github.com/xiaoweim)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Auth, Node and Scheduling]

#### Azure

- Kubelet can now run without identity on Azure. A sample cloud provider configuration is:  `{"vmType": "vmss", "useInstanceMetadata": true, "subscriptionId": "<subscriptionId>"}` ([#77906](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77906), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

This release also contains a number of bug fixes to the feature set. Aspiring plugin authors can look at [sample-exec-plugin](https://github.com/ankeesler/sample-exec-plugin) as a way to get started.

- Kubelet could be run with no Azure identity without subscriptionId configured now.
  A sample cloud provider configure is: '{"vmType": "vmss", "useInstanceMetadata": true}'. ([#81500](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81500), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

- Update pause container to run as pseudo user and group `65535:65535`. This implies the release of version 3.5 of the container images. ([#97963](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97963), [@saschagrunert](https://github.com/saschagrunert)) [SIG CLI, Cloud Provider, Cluster Lifecycle, Node, Release, Security and Testing]...

- Bump addon-resizer to 1.8.7 to fix issues with using deprecated extensions APIs ([#85864](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85864), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/bytestream: e85fd2c
- google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc: v1.1.0
- gopkg.in/gcfg.v1: v1.2.3
- gopkg.in/warnings.v0: v0.1.2
- rsc.io/quote/v3: v3.1.0
- rsc.io/sampler: v1.3.0



# v1.31.0-rc.1


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