- New `service.kubernetes.io/topology-mode` annotation has been introduced as a replacement for the `service.kubernetes.io/topology-aware-hints` annotation.
  - `service.kubernetes.io/topology-aware-hints` annotation has been deprecated.

* StatefulSet: The deprecated `pod.alpha.kubernetes.io/initialized` annotation for interrupting the StatefulSet Pod management is now ignored. StatefulSets with this annotation set to `true` or with no value will behave just as they did in previous versions. Dormant StatefulSets with the annotation set to `false` will become active after upgrading.

- Removed tracking annotation from validation and defaulting. ([#117633](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117633), [@kannon92](https://github.com/kannon92))

- Updated an audit annotation key used by the `…/serviceaccounts/<name>/token` resource handler.

  Jobs created before the feature was enabled are still tracked without finalizers.
  Jobs tracked with finalizers have the annotation batch.kubernetes.io/job-tracking.
  If the annotation is present and the user attempts to remove it, the control plane adds it back.
  The annotation `batch.kubernetes.io/job-tracking` is now deprecated.

- `kubectl prune v2`: Switched annotation from `contains-group-resources` to `contains-group-kinds`,
  because this is what we defined in the KEP and is clearer to end-users. Although the functionality is