- kube-apiserver `--admission-control-config-file` files are now validated strictly (EnableStrict). Duplicate and unknown fields in the configuration will now cause an error. ([#128013](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128013), [@seans3](https://github.com/seans3))

- Fixed bug when using kubeadm alpha certs commands with clusters using external etcd ([#85091](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85091), [@fabriziopandini](https://github.com/fabriziopandini))
- Kubeadm no longer defaults or validates the component configs of the kubelet or kube-proxy ([#79223](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79223), [@rosti](https://github.com/rosti))

- github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane: [v0.12.0 → v0.13.0](https://github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/compare/v0.12.0...v0.13.0)
- github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate: [v1.0.4 → v1.1.0](https://github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate/compare/v1.0.4...v1.1.0)
- github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt: [v0.5.1 → v0.4.0](https://github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt/compare/v0.5.1...v0.4.0)

- github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane: [49ff273 → 9239064](https://github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/compare/49ff273...9239064)
- github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate: [v0.1.0 → v0.10.1](https://github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate/compare/v0.1.0...v0.10.1)
- github.com/golang/glog: [v1.0.0 → v1.1.0](https://github.com/golang/glog/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0)

- github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane: [v0.13.0 → v0.13.4](https://github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/compare/v0.13.0...v0.13.4)
- github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate: [v1.1.0 → v1.2.1](https://github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.1)
- github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify: [v1.7.0 → v1.9.0](https://github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify/compare/v1.7.0...v1.9.0)

- github.com/go-openapi/strfmt: [v0.19.3 → v0.19.5](https://github.com/go-openapi/strfmt/compare/v0.19.3...v0.19.5)
- github.com/go-openapi/validate: [v0.19.5 → v0.19.8](https://github.com/go-openapi/validate/compare/v0.19.5...v0.19.8)
- github.com/gogo/protobuf: [v1.3.1 → v1.3.2](https://github.com/gogo/protobuf/compare/v1.3.1...v1.3.2)

- Pod Affinity/AntiAffinity label selectors are now validated in the pod affinity score plugin ([#93758](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93758), [@damemi](https://github.com/damemi)) [SIG Scheduling]

- github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane: [v0.10.3 → 9239064](https://github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/compare/v0.10.3...9239064)
- github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate: [v0.9.1 → v0.10.1](https://github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate/compare/v0.9.1...v0.10.1)
- github.com/golang/glog: [v1.0.0 → v1.1.0](https://github.com/golang/glog/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0)
- google.golang.org/grpc: v1.54.0 → v1.56.3

- github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane: [v0.10.3 → v0.11.1](https://github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/compare/v0.10.3...v0.11.1)
- github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate: [v0.9.1 → v1.0.2](https://github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate/compare/v0.9.1...v1.0.2)
- github.com/evanphx/json-patch: [v5.6.0+incompatible → v4.12.0+incompatible](https://github.com/evanphx/json-patch/compare/v5.6.0...v4.12.0)

  * When creating a container using envFrom. ([#42083](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/42083), [@fraenkel](https://github.com/fraenkel))
    * validate the name of the ConfigMap in a ConfigMapRef
    * validate the name of the Secret in a SecretRef