## Changes by Kind

### Deprecation

- Added a [warning](https://k8s.io/blog/2020/09/03/warnings/) response when handling requests that set the deprecated `spec.externalID` field for a Node. ([#115944](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115944), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu)) [SIG Node]

### Kubernetes API Reference Documentation

- The `gcp` and `azure` auth plugins have been removed from `client-go` and `kubectl`. See [kubelogin](https://github.com/Azure/kubelogin) and [Kubectl Auth Changes in GKE](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/kubectl-auth-changes-in-gke) for details about the cloud-specific replacements. ([#112341](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112341), [@enj](https://github.com/enj))

### API Change

 - `disable-force-detach` (defaults to `false`): Prevent force detaching volumes based on maximum unmount time and node status. If enabled, the non-graceful node shutdown feature must be used to recover from node failure (see https://kubernetes.io/blog/2023/08/16/kubernetes-1-28-non-graceful-node-shutdown-ga/). If enabled and a pod must be forcibly terminated at the risk of corruption, then the appropriate VolumeAttachment object (see here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/con...

### Kubernetes release cadence change

## Changelog since v1.24.0

## What's New (Major Themes)

### PodSecurityPolicy is Removed, Pod Security Admission graduates to Stable

If a REST API reaches the end of that nine-month countdown, then the next Kubernetes release will deprecate that API version. More information can be found on [the Kubernetes Blog](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2020/08/21/moving-forward-from-beta/).

### Expanded CLI support for debugging workloads and nodes

The Kubernetes community [has written a blog post about this in detail](https://blog.k8s.io/2020/12/02/dont-panic-kubernetes-and-docker/) with [a dedicated FAQ page for it](https://blog.k8s.io/2020/12/02/dockershim-faq/).

### External credential provider for client-go

* etcd version 2.2.1
  * etcd version 3.0.14 [has also been validated](https://k8s-gubernator.appspot.com/builds/kubernetes-jenkins/logs/ci-kubernetes-e2e-gce-etcd3/) but does require [specific configuration steps](https://coreos.com/blog/migrating-applications-etcd-v3.html)

## Changelog since v1.5.0-beta.3

### Other notable changes

or use cri-dockerd if you are relying on Docker Engine as your container runtime.
For more information about ensuring your cluster is ready for this removal, please
see [this guide](https://kubernetes.io/blog/2022/03/31/ready-for-dockershim-removal/).

### Beta APIs Off by Default

[New beta APIs will not be enabled in clusters by default](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/3136).