- kubectl patch now respects --local ([#67399](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67399), [@deads2k](https://github.com/deads2k))
- kubectl: When an object can't be updated and must be deleted by force, kubectl will now recreating resources for immutable fields.([#66602](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66602), [@dixudx](https://github.com/dixudx))

- Fix: don't use docker config cache if it's empty ([#92330](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92330), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fix: use force detach for azure disk ([#91948](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91948), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fixes a problem with 63-second or 1-second connection delays with some VXLAN-based

- `TopologyManagerPolicyOptions` feature-flag is promoted to beta and enabled by default. ([#118816](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118816), [@PiotrProkop](https://github.com/PiotrProkop))
- `force_delete_pods_total` and `force_delete_pod_errors_total` metrics count all pod deletion behaviors. ([#118480](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118480), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory))

* Minikube version 0.22.2 or lower does not work with kubectl version 1.8 or higher. This issue is caused by the presence of an unregistered type in the minikube API server. New versions of kubectl force validate the OpenAPI schema, which is not registered with all known types in the minikube API server.

For more information, see [#1996](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/1996).

- Fix: GetLabelsForVolume panic issue for azure disk PV ([#92166](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92166), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fix: use force detach for azure disk ([#91948](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91948), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fixes a problem with 63-second or 1-second connection delays with some VXLAN-based

- The go version defined in `.go-version` is now fetched when invoking test, build, and code generation targets if the current go version does not match it. Set $FORCE_HOST_GO=y while testing or building to skip this behavior, or set $GO_VERSION to override the selected go version. ([#115377](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115377), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Testing]

restoring the behaviour existing before the v1.21 release. Users who rely on nested folder for the coredns image should set the "clusterConfiguration.dns.imageRepository" value including the nested path name (e.g using "registry.company.xyz/coredns" will force kubeadm to use "registry.company.xyz/coredns/coredns" image). No action is needed if using the default registry (k8s.gcr.io). ([#102502](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102502), [@ykakarap](https://github.com/ykakarap)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]...

* Increase timeout of integration tests ([#60458](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/60458), [@jennybuckley](https://github.com/jennybuckley))

* force node name lowercase on static pod name generating ([#59849](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59849), [@yue9944882](https://github.com/yue9944882)

* In order to bypass graceful deletion of pods (to immediately remove the pod from the API) the user must now provide the `--force` flag in addition to `--grace-period=0`.  This prevents users from accidentally force deleting pods without being aware of the consequences of force deletion.  Force deleting pods for resources like StatefulSets can result in multiple pods with the same name having running processes in the cluster, which may lead to data corruption...

* `kubectl certificate approve|deny` will not modify an already approved or denied CSR unless the `--force` flag is provided. ([#61971](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61971), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))