- The `kubectl patch` command no longer exits with exit code 1 when a redundant patch results in a no-op ([#66725](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66725), [@juanvallejo](https://github.com/juanvallejo))

- `kubeadm`: now respects user provided `kubeconfig` during discovery process ([#113998](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113998), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu))
- `kubectl port-forward` now exits with exit code 1 when remote connection is
  lost ([#114460](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114460), [@brianpursley](https://github.com/brianpursley))

- `kubectl get` no longer exits before printing all of its results if an error is found ([#70311](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70311), [@juanvallejo](https://github.com/juanvallejo))

  - Migrate `pkg/kubelet/(dockershim, network)` to structured logging
  Exit code changed from 255 to 1 ([#98939](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98939), [@yangjunmyfm192085](https://github.com/yangjunmyfm192085)) [SIG Network and Node]
  - Migrate `pkg/kubelet/certificate` to structured logging

* CUSTOM_KUBE_DASHBOARD_BANNER environment variable will be used to populate notification banner in Kubernetes Dashboard add-on. ([#60639](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/60639), [@konryd](https://github.com/konryd))
* Fix exists status for azure GetLoadBalancer ([#57991](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57991), [@karataliu](https://github.com/karataliu))



# v1.9.5

([#59288](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59288), [@stevesloka](https://github.com/stevesloka))

* MasterConfiguration manifiest The criSocket flag is now usable within the `MasterConfiguration` and `NodeConfiguration` manifest files that exist for configuring kubeadm. Before it only existed as a command line flag and was not able to be configured when using the `--config` flag and the manifest files. ([#59057](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59057))([#59292](https://github...

* Make gcp auth provider not to override the Auth header if it's already exits ([#45575](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45575), [@wanghaoran1988](https://github.com/wanghaoran1988))

- Fix detach azure disk issue when vm not exist ([#95177](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95177), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

### Bug or Regression

- Do not fail sorting empty elements. ([#94666](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/94666), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh)) [SIG CLI]
- Fix detach azure disk issue when vm not exist ([#95177](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95177), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

- Kubeadm: fix panic in the command "kubeadm certs check-expiration" when "/etc/kubernetes/pki" exists but cannot be read. ([#124124](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124124), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]