- 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

- Added authorization check support to the CEL expressions of ValidatingAdmissionPolicy via a `authorizer`

- 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))

- When configuring a JWT authenticator:
  
  If `username.expression` used 'claims.email', then 'claims.email_verified' must have been used in `username.expression` or `extra[*].valueExpression` or `claimValidationRules[*].expression`. An example claim validation rule expression that matches the validation automatically applied when `username.claim` is set to 'email' is 'claims.?email_verified.orValue(true)'.

- Fixed an error processing watch events when running skewed apiservers ([#73482](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73482), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))
- jsonpath expressions containing `[start:end:step]` slice are now evaluated correctly ([#73149](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73149), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

## Changelog since v1.26.8

## Changes by Kind

### API Change

- Fixed a bug where CEL expressions in CRD validation rules would incorrectly compute a high estimated cost for functions that return strings, lists or maps.

- Added name validation for dynamic client methods in client-go ([#75072](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/75072), [@lblackstone](https://github.com/lblackstone))
- CustomResourceDefinition with invalid regular expression in the pattern field of OpenAPI v3 validation schemas are no longer considered structural. ([#78453](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78453), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))

- Fixed a bug where executing a kubectl command with a jsonpath output expression that has a nested range would ignore expressions following the nested range. ([#88464](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88464), [@brianpursley](https://github.com/brianpursley)) [SIG API Machinery]

- CEL CRD validation expressions may now reference existing object state using the identifier `oldSelf`. ([#108073](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108073), [@benluddy](https://github.com/benluddy))

- Kube-apiserver: jsonpath expressions with consecutive recursive descent operators are no longer evaluated for custom resource printer columns ([#93408](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93408), [@joelsmith](https://github.com/joelsmith)) [SIG API Machinery]