- The test "[sig-network] EndpointSlice should have Endpoints and EndpointSlices pointing to API Server [Conformance]" only requires that there is an EndpointSlice that references the "kubernetes.default" service, it no longer requires that its named "kubernetes". ([#104664](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104664), [@aojea](https...

- Improved performance of `Endpoint` and `EndpointSlice` controllers when there are a large number of services in a single namespace by making pod-to-service lookup asynchronous. ([#134739](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/134739), [@shyamjvs](https://github.com/shyamjvs)) [SIG Apps and...

- Adds EndpointSlice integration to kube-proxy, can be enabled with EndpointSlice feature gate. ([#81430](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81430), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott))

- Promoted two `EndpointSlice` tests to conformance to ensure that service proxy implementations rely on `EndpointSlices` instead of `Endpoints`. ([#132019](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/132019), [@danwinship](https://github.com/danwinship)) [SIG Architecture, Network and Testing]

 
## Changes by Kind

### Deprecation

- Endpoints and EndpointSlice controllers no longer populate [resourceVersion of targetRef](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/common-definitions/object-reference/#ObjectReference) in Endpoints and EndpointSlices ([#108450](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108450), [@tnqn](https://github.com/tnqn))

### Documentation

- Fixed a regression that the scheduler always goes through all Filter plugins. ([#114518](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114518), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei))

- Migrated the `EndpointSlice` and `EndpointSliceMirroring` controllers (within `kube-controller-manager`) to use [contextual logging](https://k8s.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/system-logs/#contextual-logging). ([#115295](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115295),...

        self.endpoint_path = ctx.get("path")
        self.endpoint_file = ctx.get("file")
        self.endpoint_line = ctx.get("line")

    def errors(self) -> Sequence[Any]:
        return self._errors

    def _format_endpoint_context(self) -> str:
        if not (self.endpoint_file and self.endpoint_line and self.endpoint_function):
            if self.endpoint_path: