kube-dns addon optional so that users can deploy their own DNS solution. ([#57113](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57113), [@wwwtyro](https://github.com/wwwtyro))

* `kubectl port-forward` now supports specifying a service to port forward to, as in `kubectl port-forward svc/myservice 8443:443`. Additional support has also been added for looking up targetPort for a service, as well as enabling using svc/name to select a pod. ([#59809](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59809),...

- kubeadm now automatically sets the `--pod-infra-container-image` flag when starting the kubelet.

### SIG IBM Cloud

## Dependencies

### Added

    - kubeadm: implemented CRI detection for Windows worker nodes ([#78053](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78053), [@ksubrmnn](https://github.com/ksubrmnn))

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

* Pods that are marked for deletion and have exceeded their grace period, but are not yet deleted, no longer count toward the resource quota.([#46542](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46542))


#### Dynamic Admission Control

### API Change

- `KMSv1` is deprecated and will only receive security updates going forward. Use `KMSv2` instead. In a future release, Set `--feature-gates=KMSv1=true` to use the deprecated KMSv1 feature. ([#119007](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119007), [@aramase](https://github.com/aramase))

// PodPortForwardOptions is the query options to a Pod's port forward call
// when using WebSockets.
// The `port` query parameter must specify the port or
// ports (comma separated) to forward over.
// Port forwarding over SPDY does not use these options. It requires the port
// to be passed in the `port` header as part of request.
message PodPortForwardOptions {
  // List of ports to forward
  // Required when using WebSockets

### Native. C and ObjC Import

- [`KT-59642`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-59642) Remove ability to import forward declaration by library package name
- [`KT-59643`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-59643) K2: Disable merging of forward declaration with real declaration class