* Return apiserver panics as 500 errors instead terminating the apiserver process. ([#68001](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68001), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))
* fix issue that pull image failed from a cross-subscription Azure Container Registry by SP access ([#66429](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66429), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))

- Fixes creationTimestamp: null causing unnecessary writes to etcd ([#116865](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116865), [@alexzielenski](https://github.com/alexzielenski)) [SIG API Machinery and Testing]

- New addon in addon manager that automatically installs CSI CRDs if CSIDriverRegistry or CSINodeInfo feature gates are true. ([#70193](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70193), [@saad-ali](https://github.com/saad-ali))

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- Fix Azurefile volumeid collision issue in csi migration ([#107575](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107575), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Storage]

* fix issue that pull image failed from a cross-subscription Azure Container Registry ([#66429](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66429), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))
* Preserve vmUUID when renewing nodeinfo in vSphere cloud provider ([#66007](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66007), [@w-leads](https://github.com/w-leads))

- The Kubernetes apiserver now emits a warning message for Pods with a null labelSelector in podAffinity or topologySpreadConstraints. The null labelSelector means "match none". Using it in podAffinity or topologySpreadConstraint could lead to unintended behavior. ([#117025](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117025), [@sanposhiho](https://github.com/sanposhiho)) [SIG...

* Fixed API server panic during concurrent GET or LIST requests with non-empty `resourceVersion`. ([#65092](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65092), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))

* fix Azure Container Registry anonymous repo image pull error ([#74715](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74715), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))
* Add `metrics-port` to kube-proxy cmd flags. ([#72682](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72682), [@whypro](https://github.com/whypro))

### Bug or Regression

- Do not fail sorting empty elements. ([#94666](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/94666), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh)) [SIG CLI]