- 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]

- `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).

- Added the `disable-force-detach` CLI option for `kube-controller-manager`. By default, it's set to `false`. When enabled, it prevents force detaching volumes based on maximum unmount time and node status. If activated, the non-graceful node shutdown feature must be used to recover from node failure. Additionally, if a pod needs...

- Adds metrics `force_delete_pods_total` and `force_delete_pod_errors_total` in the Pod GC Controller. ([#113519](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113519), [@xing-yang](https://github.com/xing-yang)) [SIG Apps]