and to make sure a non-boolean `email_verified` claim will be caught at runtime. ([#130875](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/130875), [@aramase](https://github.com/aramase)) [SIG Auth and Release]

### (No, really, you MUST read this before you upgrade)

 - Fix the bug of InPlacePodVerticalScaling state un-marshalling. State stored in `/var/lib/kubelet/pod_status_manager_state` is now can always be read back after kubelet restart.
  

- Fixed the `observedGeneration` field in pod resize conditions to accurately reflect the associated pod generation when both `InPlacePodVerticalScaling` and `PodObservedGenerationTracking` feature gates are enabled. ([#131157](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/131157), [@natasha41575](https://github.com/natasha41575))

- Promoted `ImageGCMaximumAge` to stable. ([#134736](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/134736), [@haircommander](https://github.com/haircommander)) [SIG Node and Testing]
- Promoted `InPlacePodVerticalScaling` to GA. ([#134949](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/134949), [@natasha41575](https://github.com/natasha41575)) [SIG API Machinery, Node and Scheduling]

- Fixed resource deletion failure caused by quota calculation error when `InPlacePodVerticalScaling` is turned on. ([#122701](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122701), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory))