* The podGC controller will now always run, irrespective of the value supplied to the "terminated-pod-gc-threshold" flag supplied to the controller manager.  ([#35476](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/35476), [@foxish](https://github.com/foxish))

  
  Support for `cgroup v1` is removed. ([#118764](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118764), [@iholder101](https://github.com/iholder101))
- Added handling for pods in podgc for `PodReplacementPolicy` or `PodDisruption`. ([#118772](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118772), [@kannon92](https://github.com/kannon92))

- `PodGC` for pods which are in terminal phase now do not add the `DisruptionTarget` condition. ([#115056](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115056), [@mimowo](https://github.com/mimowo))

  - DeletionByTaintManager (Pod deleted by taint manager due to NoExecute taint)
  - EvictionByEvictionAPI (Pod evicted by Eviction API)
  - DeletionByPodGC (an orphaned Pod deleted by PodGC) ([#110959](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110959), [@mimowo](https://github.com/mimowo))
- Kube-Scheduler ComponentConfig is graduated to GA, `kubescheduler.config.k8s.io/v1` is available now.

- Use HorizontalPodAutoscaler v2 for kubectl ([#114886](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114886), [@a7i](https://github.com/a7i)) [SIG CLI]

### Bug or Regression

- Do not add DisruptionTarget condition by PodGC for pods which are in terminal phase ([#115104](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115104), [@mimowo](https://github.com/mimowo)) [SIG Apps and Testing]