- The "value" part in the `wait --for=jsonpath='{expression}'[=value]` is now
  optional. If the value is not provided i.e., the command looks like `wait --for=jsonpath='{expression}'`
  then the wait condition is interpreted as matched when the expression returns

- `kubectl create {clusterrole,role}`'s `--resources` flag now supports asterisk to specify all resources. ([#62945](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/62945), [@nak3](https://github.com/nak3))
- kubectl: the wait command now prints an error message and exits with the code 1, if there is no resources matching selectors ([#66692](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66692), [@m1kola](https://github.com/m1kola))

 - Fix: support removal of nodes backed by deleted non VMSS instances on Azure ([#91184](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91184), [@bpineau](https://github.com/bpineau)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
 - Fixed a 1.18 regression in wait.Forever that skips the backoff period on the first repeat ([#90476](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/90476), [@zhan849](https://github.com/zhan849)) [SIG API Machinery]

For more information and for updates on resolution of this issue, see [#51899](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/51899).

- Add `plugin_execution_duration_seconds` metric for scheduler framework plugins. ([#84522](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/84522), [@liu-cong](https://github.com/liu-cong))
- Add `permit_wait_duration_seconds` metric to the scheduler. ([#84011](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/84011), [@liu-cong](https://github.com/liu-cong))

### Deprecated/changed metrics

* Assume volume is detached if node doesn't exist ([#29485](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/29485), [@saad-ali](https://github.com/saad-ali))
* Make PD E2E Tests Wait for Detach to Prevent Kernel Errors ([#29031](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/29031), [@saad-ali](https://github.com/saad-ali))

- Improved handling of jsonpath expressions for `kubectl wait --for`. It is now possible to use simple filter expressions which match on a field's content. ([#118748](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118748), [@andreaskaris](https://github.com/andreaskaris))

- Updated AWS SDK to v1.16.26 for ECR PrivateLink support ([#73435](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73435), [@micahhausler](https://github.com/micahhausler))
- Expanded `kubectl wait` to work with more types of selectors. ([#71746](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71746), [@rctl](https://github.com/rctl))

   ([#112643](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112643), [@SergeyKanzhelev](https://github.com/SergeyKanzhelev))
- `kubectl wait` command with `jsonpath` flag will wait for target path until timeout.
   ([#109525](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109525), [@jonyhy96](https://github.com/jonyhy96))

### Feature

* hpa: Prevent scaling below MinReplicas if desiredReplicas is zero ([#48997](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48997), [@johanneswuerbach](https://github.com/johanneswuerbach))
* kubeadm: Fix a bug where `kubeadm join` would wait 5 seconds without doing anything. Now `kubeadm join` executes the tasks immediately. ([#48737](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48737), [@mattmoyer](https://github.com/mattmoyer))