[registry.k8s.io/kube-apiserver:v1.28.7](https://console.cloud.google.com/gcr/images/k8s-artifacts-prod/us/kube-apiserver) | [amd64](ht...

- kubeadm: make sure pre-pulled kube-proxy image and the one specified in its daemon set manifest are the same ([#67131](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/67131), [@rosti](https://github.com/rosti))
- kubeadm: remove misleading error message regarding image pulling ([#66658](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66658), [@dixudx](https://github.com/dixudx))

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- Kubeadm: change the default image repository for CI images from 'gcr.io/kubernetes-ci-images' to 'gcr.io/k8s-staging-ci-images' ([#97087](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97087), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

## Dependencies

### Added

- Simple script based hyperkube image that bundles all the necessary binaries. This is an equivalent replacement for the image based on the go based hyperkube command + image. ([#84662](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/84662), [@dims](https://github.com/dims))

        * Switch to basing our image of Elasticsearch in fluentd-elasticsearch addon off the official one
        * Switch to the official image of Kibana in fluentd-elasticsearch addon
        * Use StatefulSet for Elasticsearch instead of ReplicationController, with persistent volume claims

[k8s.gcr.io/kube-apiserver:v1.21.14](https://co...

[registry.k8s.io/kube-apiserver:v1.27.11](https://console.cloud.google.com/gcr/images/k8s-artifacts-prod/us/kube-apiserver) | [amd64](...

gets forwarded to kubelet static pods to control pull policy for etcd and control plane images. This option allows for precise image pull policy specification for master nodes and thus for more tight control over images. It is useful in CI environments and in environments, where the user has total control over master VM templates (thus, the master VM templates can be preloaded with the required Docker images for the control plane services). ([#58960](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58960),...

#### **Cloud Provider Integration**

*   Added `cloud-controller-manager` to `hyperkube`. This is useful as a number of deployment tools run all of the kubernetes components from the `hyperkube `image/binary. It also makes testing easier as a single binary/image can be built and pushed quickly.  ([#54197](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/54197),[ @colemickens](https://github.com/colemickens))

### SIG Release

- Use debian-base instead of busybox as base image for server images ([#70245](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70245), [@ixdy](https://github.com/ixdy))