* Implements rolling update for StatefulSets. Updates can be performed using the RollingUpdate, Paritioned, or OnDelete strategies. OnDelete implements the manual behavior from 1.6. status now tracks  ([#46669](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46669), [@kow3ns](https://github.com/kow3ns))

 - Conformance image is now built with Distroless. Users running Conformance testing should rely on container entrypoint instead of manual invocation to `/run_e2e.sh` or `/gorunner`, as they are now deprecated and will be removed in 1.25 release. Invoking `ginkgo` and `e2e.test` are still supported through overriding entrypoint (docker) or defining container `spec.command` (kubernetes)....

- ManagedFields time is correctly updated when the value of a managed field is modified. ([#110058](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110058), [@glebiller](https://github.com/glebiller)) [SIG API Machinery]
- Manual change of a failed job condition status to False does not result in duplicate conditions ([#110292](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110292), [@mimowo](https://github.com/mimowo)) [SIG Apps]

[soft-reserve a range for static IP address assignments](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#service-ip-static-sub-range)
to Services.
With the manual enablement of this feature, the cluster will prefer automatic assignment from
the pool of Service IP addresses thereby reducing the risk of collision.

A Service `ClusterIP` can be assigned:

 - `kubeadm`: a separate "super-admin.conf"...