- `client-go`: fixed the wait time for trying to acquire the leader lease ([#114872](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114872), [@Iceber](https://github.com/Iceber))
- `etcd`: Updated to `v3.5.7` ([#115310](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115310), [@mzaian](https://github.com/mzaian))

`Initializers` admission plugin is enabled.([#51436](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51436))

* [Action required] The validation rule for metadata.initializers.pending[x].name is tightened. The initializer name must contain at least three segments, separated by dots. You can create objects with pending initializers and not rely on the API server to add pending initializers according to `initializerConfiguration`. If you do so, update the initializer name in the existing objects...

- `wait.PollUntilContextTimeout` function, if immediate is true, the condition
  will be invoked before waiting and guarantees that the condition is invoked at
  least once, regardless of whether the context has been cancelled. ([#118686](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118686), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea))

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

   ([#121954](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121954), [@AxeZhan](https://github.com/AxeZhan))
- The watch cache now waits until it is at least as fresh as the given requestedWatchRV if sendInitialEvents was requested.
   ([#122830](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122830), [@p0lyn0mial](https://github.com/p0lyn0mial))

- 'Promoted the `APIServerIdentity` feature to Beta. By default, each `kube-apiserver`
  will now create a Lease in the `kube-system` namespace. These lease objects can
  be used to identify the number of active API servers in the cluster, and may also
  be used for future features such as the Storage Version API.'

- In the `wait.PollUntilContextTimeout` function, if `immediate` is true, the condition will now be invoked before waiting, guaranteeing that the condition is invoked at least once and then wait a interval before executing again. ([#119762](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119762), [@AxeZhan](https://github.com/AxeZhan))