- Bug fixes: Make sure we include latest packages node #351 (@caseydavenport) ([#84163](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/84163), [@david-tigera](https://github.com/david-tigera)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

### Feature

- Kubeadm: generate CA certificates with a start time that is offset 5 minutes in the past relative to the current system time to workaround cases of clock desync.

- Client-go: improved allocation behavior of the delaying workqueue when handling objects with far-future ready times. ([#83945](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/83945), [@barkbay](https://github.com/barkbay))

- Fixed the reporting of elapsed times during evaluation of `ValidatingAdmissionPolicy` decisions and annotations. The apiserver_validating_admission_policy_check_duration metrics will now show elapsed times and no longer be zero. ([#128463](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128463), [@knrc](https://github.com/knrc))

* Fixes a goroutine leak in kube-apiserver when a request times out. ([#83333](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/83333), [@lavalamp](https://github.com/lavalamp))

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* Fix watch to not send the same set of events multiple times causing watcher to go back in time ([#73845](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73845), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t))

### Feature

- Kubeadm: generate CA certificates with a start time that is offset 5 minutes in the past relative to the current system time to workaround cases of clock desync.

*   A new service annotation `service.beta.kubernetes.io/azure-dns-label-name` now sets the Azure DNS label for a public IP address. ([#47849](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/47849),[ @tomerf](https://github.com/tomerf))

  - Clone `kubernetes/kubernetes` in `update-vendor.sh` shallowly, instead of fetching all revisions
  - Speed up binpacking by reducing the number of PreFilter calls (call once per pod instead of #pods*#nodes times)
  - Speed up finding unneeded nodes by 5x+ in very large clusters by reducing the number of PreFilter calls
  - Expose `--max-nodes-total` as a metric