- Registered_metric_total, disabled_metric_total, hidden_metric_total & kubernetes_feature_enabled are promoted to `BETA` stability. ([#119264](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119264), [@logicalhan](https://github.com/logicalhan)) [SIG API Machinery, Architecture, Cluster Lifecycle and Instrumentation]...

* Fix kubelet reset liveness probe failure count across pod restart boundaries ([#46371](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46371), [@sjenning](https://github.com/sjenning))
* The gce metadata server can be hidden behind a proxy, hiding the kubelet's token. ([#45565](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45565), [@Q-Lee](https://github.com/Q-Lee))

   ([#122493](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122493), [@mengjiao-liu](https://github.com/mengjiao-liu))
- Fixed the deprecated version for `pod_scheduling_duration_seconds` that caused the metric to be hidden by default in `1.29`.
   ([#123038](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123038), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor))

### Bug or Regression

- Fix deprecated version for pod_scheduling_duration_seconds that caused the metric to be hidden by default in 1.29. ([#123042](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123042), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Instrumentation and Scheduling]