`settings/v1alpha1`, and `scheduling/v1alpha1` APIs are disabled by default.

* The `system:node` role is no longer automatically granted to the `system:nodes` group in new clusters. The role gives broad read access to resources, including secrets and configmaps. Use the `Node` authorization mode to authorize the nodes in new clusters. To continue providing the `system:node` role to the members of the `system:nodes` group, create an installation-specific `ClusterRoleBinding` in the installation....

- Migrated `pod-security-admission` to use [contextual logging](https://k8s.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/system-logs/#contextual-logging). ([#114471](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114471), [@Namanl2001](htt...

- Contextual logging is now in beta and enabled by default. Check out the [KEP](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/3077) and [official documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/system-logs/#contextual-logging) for more details. ([#122589](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122589), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly))

User in `admin.conf` is now bound to a new RBAC Group `kubeadm:cluster-admins` that has `cluster-admin` `ClusterRole` access. The User in `super-admin.conf` is now bound to the `system:masters` built-in super-powers / break-glass Group that can bypass RBAC. Before this change, the default `admin.conf` was bound to `system:masters` Group, which was undesired. Executing `kubeadm init phase kubeconfig all` or just `kubeadm init` will now generate the new `super-admin.conf` file. The cluster admin can...

- github.com/coreos/bbolt: [v1.3.2](https://github.com/coreos/bbolt/tree/v1.3.2)
- github.com/coreos/etcd: [v3.3.13+incompatible](https://github.com/coreos/etcd/tree/v3.3.13)
- github.com/coreos/go-systemd: [95778df](https://github.com/coreos/go-systemd/tree/95778df)
- github.com/coreos/pkg: [399ea9e](https://github.com/coreos/pkg/tree/399ea9e)
- github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go: [v3.2.0+incompatible](https://github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go/tree/v3.2.0)

- Migrated the StatefulSet controller (within `kube-controller-manager`) to use [contextual logging](https://k8s.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/system-logs/#contextual-logging) ([#113840](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/113840),...

- Kubeadm: stop applying the `node-role.kubernetes.io/master:NoSchedule`...