should be used instead.
</li>
</ol>

<h4 id="Conversions_from_slice_to_array_or_array_pointer">Conversions from slice to array or array pointer</h4>

<p>
Converting a slice to an array yields an array containing the elements of the underlying array of the slice.
Similarly, converting a slice to an array pointer yields a pointer to the underlying array of the slice.

* API fields that previously serialized null arrays as `null` and empty arrays as `[]` no longer distinguish between those values and always output `[]` when serializing to JSON. ([#43422](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/43422), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- [`KT-59581`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-59581) K2: Initializer type mismatch: expected Array<KClass<*>>, actual Array<KClass<out Serializable>> in annotation parameter default value using array literal
- [`KT-59069`](https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-59069) K2 does not report EXPECTED_CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR_DELEGATION_CALL

  optional string operator = 2;

  // An array of string values. If the operator is In or NotIn,
  // the values array must be non-empty. If the operator is Exists or DoesNotExist,
  // the values array must be empty. If the operator is Gt or Lt, the values
  // array must have a single element, which will be interpreted as an integer.
  // This array is replaced during a strategic merge patch.
  // +optional

- EndpointSliceNodeName will always be enabled, so NodeName will always be available in the v1beta1 API. ([#99746](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99746), [@swetharepakula](https://github.com/swetharepakula)) [SIG Apps and Network]

  * Strategic Merge Patch

    * Reference docs now display the patch type and patch merge key used by `kubectl apply` to merge and identify unique elements in arrays.

      * `kubectl edit` and `kubectl apply` will keep the ordering of elements in merged lists ([#45980](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45980), [@mengqiy](https://github.com/mengqiy))

- Removed the `CronJobTimeZone` feature gate (the feature is stable and always enabled)
  - Removed the `JobMutableNodeSchedulingDirectives` feature gate (the feature is stable and always enabled)

* ✨ Update `ORJSONResponse` to support non `str` keys and serializing Numpy arrays. PR [#3892](https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/3892) by [@baby5](https://github.com/baby5).

### Fixes

* Scheduling conformance tests related to daemonsets should set the annotation that relaxes node selection restrictions, if any are set. This ensures conformance tests can run on a wider array of clusters. ([#68793](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68793), [@aveshaga...

Services which can use IPv4, IPv6, or both, and you can change this setting for existing Services. Details are available in updated [IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack docs](https://docs.k8s.io/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/), which cover the nuanced array of options.

We expect this implementation to progress from alpha to beta and GA in coming releases, so we’re eager to have you comment about your dual-stack experiences in [#k8s-dual-stack](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/k8s-dual-stack)...