*   If a namespaced resource is owned by a cluster scoped resource, and the namespaced dependent is processed before the cluster scoped owner has ever been observed by the garbage collector, the dependent will be erroneously deleted.

  For more information, see [#54940](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/54940)

## Deprecations

- Since Kubernetes v1.5, `kubectl apply` has had an alpha-stage `--prune` flag to support deleting previously applied objects that have been removed from the input manifest. This feature has remained in alpha ever since due to performance and correctness issues inherent in its design. This PR exposes a second, independent pruning alpha powered by a new standard named `ApplySets`. An `ApplySet` is a server-side object (by default, a Secret; ConfigMaps are also...

- Fixed a bug which could prevent a provider ID from ever being set for node if an error occurred determining the provider ID when the node was added. ([#87043](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87043), [@zjs](https://github.com/zjs)) [SIG Apps and Cloud Provider]

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- In GKE alpha clusters it will be possible to use the service annotation `cloud.google.com/network-tier: Standard` ([#88487](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88487), [@zioproto](https://github.com/zioproto)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

  - [alpha] Kubelet launches container in a per pod cgroup hierarchy based on quality of service tier ([kubernetes/features#126](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/126))

- It is now possible to use the service annotation `cloud.google.com/network-tier: Standard` to configure the Network Tier of the GCE Loadbalancer ([#88532](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88532), [@zioproto](https://github.com/zioproto)) [SIG Cloud Provider, Network and Testing]

- A small regression in Service updates was fixed. The circumstances are so unlikely that probably nobody would ever hit it. ([#104601](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104601), [@thockin](https://github.com/thockin))

- Fix: set nil cache entry based on old cache ([#87592](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87592), [@aramase](https://github.com/aramase)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fixed a bug which could prevent a provider ID from ever being set for node if an error occurred determining the provider ID when the node was added. ([#87043](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87043), [@zjs](https://github.com/zjs)) [SIG Apps and Cloud Provider]

    * New behavior:
      * Only `container_name`, `pod_name`, `namespace`, `id`, `image`, and `name` labels are exposed
      * no environment variables will be exposed ever via /metrics, even if whitelisted
* Filter duplicate network packets in promiscuous bridge mode (with ebtables) ([#28717](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/28717), [@freehan](https://github.com/freehan))

- Fix: set nil cache entry based on old cache ([#87593](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87593), [@aramase](https://github.com/aramase)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fixed a bug which could prevent a provider ID from ever being set for node if an error occurred determining the provider ID when the node was added. ([#87043](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87043), [@zjs](https://github.com/zjs)) [SIG Apps and Cloud Provider]
- Fixed the following