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## Changes by Kind

### Deprecation

- Changed `kubectl version` default output to be identical to what `kubectl version --short` printed,
  and removed `--short` flag entirely. ([#116720](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116720), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))

- Fixed a non-recursive list returning "resource version too high" error when consistent listing from cache is enabled.
   ([#123674](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123674), [@serathius](https://github.com/serathius))
- Fixed a regression in `kube-proxy` introduced in version `1.26.0+` to make externalIPs workwith externalTrafficPolicy: Local.

- The go version defined in `.go-version` is now fetched when invoking test, build, and code generation targets if the current go version does not match it. Set $FORCE_HOST_GO=y while testing or building to skip this behavior, or set $GO_VERSION to override the selected go version. ([#115496](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115496), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Release...

`kubeadm`: will now allow deploying a kubelet that is 3 versions older than the version of `kubeadm` (N-3). This aligns with the recent change made by SIG Architecture that extends the support skew between the control plane and kubelets. Tolerate this new kubelet skew for the commands `init`, `join` and `upgrade`. Note that if the `kubeadm` user applies a control plane version that is older than the `kubeadm` version (N-1 maximum) then the skew between the kubelet and control plane would become a...