- Migrated the “sample-controller” controller to use [contextual logging](https://k8s.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/system-logs/#contextual-logging). ([#113879](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113879), [@pchan](https://github.com/pchan)) [SIG API...

    * settings.k8s.io/v1alpha1
    * If you wish to continue using them in v1.8, please enable them explicitly using the `--runtime-config` flag of the apiserver (for example, `--runtime-config="rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1alpha1,settings.k8s.io/v1alpha1"`)

- Fixed cronjob controller handling of complex schedules, like `30 6-16/4 * * 1-5`, for example. ([#118724](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118724), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))

  - `priority_level_seat_count_samples` is replaced with `priority_level_seat_utilization`, which samples every nanosecond rather than every millisecond; the old metric conveyed utilization despite its name.
  - `priority_level_seat_count_watermarks` is removed.

- Updated google.golang.org/protobuf to `v1.33.0` to resolve `CVE-2024-24786`. ([#123758](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123758), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))
- Updated the sample-apiserver manifest example to include correct RBAC configurations. ([#123479](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123479), [@Jefftree](https://github.com/Jefftree))

- A new `pod_status_sync_duration_seconds` histogram is reported at alpha metrics stability...

- 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))