[registry.k8s.io/kube-controller-manager:v1.28.9](https://console.cloud.google.com/artifacts/docker/k8s-artifacts-prod/southamerica-east1/images/kube-controller-manager) | [amd64](https://console.cloud.google.com/artifacts/docker/k8s-artifacts-prod/southamerica-east1/images/kube-controller-manager-amd64), [arm64](https://console.cloud.google.com/artifacts/docker/k8s-artifacts-prod/southamerica-east1/images/kube-controller-manager-arm64), [ppc64le](https://console.cloud.google.co...

- [v1.8.0-rc.1](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v180-rc1)
- [v1.8.0-beta.1](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v180-beta1)
- [v1.8.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v180-alpha3)
- [v1.8.0-alpha.2](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v180-alpha2)

- kube-controller-manager currently needs a writable `--cert-dir` (default is `/var/run/kubernetes`) for generating self-signed certificates, when no `--tls-cert-file` or `--tls-private-key-file` are provided.
- The `system:kube-controller-manager` ClusterRole lacks permission to `get` the `configmap` extension-apiserver-authentication. kube-controller-manager errors if run with a service account bound to the clusterrole.

## What’s New (Major Themes)

### Kubernetes Topology Manager Moves to Beta - Align Up!

        Links to go.k8s.io/triage and/or links to specific failures in spyglass are appreciated.
        Please see the deflaking doc (https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-testing/flaky-tests.md) for more guidance.
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- [CHANGELOG-1.2.md](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.2.md)
- [CHANGELOG-1.3.md](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.3.md)
- [CHANGELOG-1.4.md](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.4.md)
- [CHANGELOG-1.5.md](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.5.md)

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),...

[registry.k8s.io/kube-controller-manager:v1.27.11](https://console.cloud.google.com/gcr/images/k8s-artifacts-prod/us/kube-controller-manager) | [amd64](https://console.cloud.google.com/gcr/images/k8s-artifacts-prod/us/kube-controller-manager-amd64), [arm64](https://console.cloud.google.com/gcr/images/k8s-artifacts-prod/us/kube-controller-manager-arm64), [ppc64le](https://console.cloud.google.com/gcr/images/k8s-artifacts-prod/us/kube-con...