* audit newest impersonated user info in the ResponseStarted, ResponseComplete audit stage ([#48184](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48184), [@CaoShuFeng](https://github.com/CaoShuFeng))

* Introduce Alpha field `Immutable` in both Secret and ConfigMap objects to mark their contents as immutable. The implementation is hidden behind feature gate `ImmutableEphemeralVolumes` (currently in Alpha stage). ([#86377](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/86377), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t))

before you upgrade)

- Stopped accepting component configuration for `kube-proxy` and `kubelet` during `kubeadm upgrade plan --config`. This was a legacy behavior that was not well supported for upgrades and could be used only at the plan stage to determine if the configuration for these components stored in the cluster needs manual version migration. In the future, `kubeadm` will attempt alternative component config migration approaches. ([#120788](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120788),...

- Remove check for CSI driver running on node for CSI migration ([#115772](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115772), [@sunnylovestiramisu](https://github.com/sunnylovestiramisu)) [SIG Apps and Storage]
- Set device stage path whenever available for expansion during mount ([#115346](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115346), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied)) [SIG Storage and Testing]

## Dependencies

### Added

- Users can now traverse all the pods that are in the scheduler and waiting in the permit stage through method `IterateOverWaitingPods`. In other words,  all waitingPods in scheduler can be obtained from any profiles. Before this commit, each profile could only obtain `waitingPods` within that profile ([#122946](https://github.com/kubernetes...

    * Introduce Alpha field `AllowWatchBookmarks` in ListOptions for requesting watch bookmarks from apiserver. The implementation in apiserver is hidden behind feature gate `WatchBookmark` (currently in Alpha stage).
* Override protocol between etcd server and kube-apiserver on master with HTTPS instead HTTP when mTLS is enabled in GCE ([#74690](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74690), [@wenjiaswe](https://github.com/wenjiaswe))

  `unschedulableAndUnresolvable` status in `PostFilter`. ([#114699](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114699), [@kerthcet](https://github.com/kerthcet))

* audit newest impersonated user info in the ResponseStarted, ResponseComplete audit stage ([#48184](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/48184), [@CaoShuFeng](https://github.com/CaoShuFeng))

- Kubeadm: apply `second stage` of the plan to migrate kubeadm away from the usage of the word `master` in labels and taints. For new clusters, the label `node-role.kubernetes.io/master` will no longer be added to control plane nodes, only the label `node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane`...

- Fix raw block mode CSI `NodePublishVolume` stage miss pod info. ([#99069](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99069), [@phantooom](https://github.com/phantooom))