- The `Node` authorization mode no longer allows kubelets to delete their Node API objects (prior to 1.11, in rare circumstances related to cloudprovider node ID changes, kubelets would attempt to delete/recreate their Node object at startup) ([#71021](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71021), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

transition from the v1beta1 API to the v1 API. ([#58393](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58393), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k))

* Fixes an issue where the resourceVersion of an object in a DELETE watch event was not the resourceVersion of the delete itself, but of the last update to the object. This could disrupt the ability of clients clients to re-establish watches properly. ([#58547](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58547), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))...

* Fixes an issue where the resourceVersion of an object in a DELETE watch event was not the resourceVersion of the delete itself, but of the last update to the object. This could disrupt the ability of clients clients to re-establish watches properly. ([#58547](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58547), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))...

* Fixes an issue where the resourceVersion of an object in a DELETE watch event was not the resourceVersion of the delete itself, but of the last update to the object. This could disrupt the ability of clients clients to re-establish watches properly. ([#58547](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58547), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))...

- Kubectl/drain: add disable-eviction option.Force drain to use delete, even if eviction is supported. This will bypass checking PodDisruptionBudgets, and should be used with caution. ([#85571](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85571), [@michaelgugino](https://github.com/michaelgugino)) [SIG CLI]

- Fix Azurefile volumeid collision issue in csi migration ([#107575](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107575), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Storage]
- Fix: delete non existing Azure disk issue ([#107406](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107406), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

- Fixed missing delete events on informer re-lists to ensure all delete events were correctly emitted and using the latest known object state, so that all event handlers and stores always reflect the actual apiserver state as best as possible ([#115620](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115620),...

- `TopologyManagerPolicyOptions` feature-flag is promoted to beta and enabled by default. ([#118816](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118816), [@PiotrProkop](https://github.com/PiotrProkop))
- `force_delete_pods_total` and `force_delete_pod_errors_total` metrics count all pod deletion behaviors. ([#118480](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118480), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory))

### Bug or Regression

- Fix endpoint reconciler not being able to delete the apiserver lease on shutdown ([#114154](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114154), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea)) [SIG API Machinery]

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- Ensures that volume is deleted from the storage backend when the user tries to delete the PV object manually and the PV `ReclaimPolicy` is set to `Delete`. ([#105773](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/105773), [@deepakkinni](https://github.com/deepakkinni))