- Updated the error message to not use the `--max-resource-write-bytes` & `--json-patch-max-copy-bytes` string. ([#106875](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106875), [@warmchang](https://github.com/warmchang))
- Users who look at iptables dumps will see some changes in the naming and structure of rules. ([#109060](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109060), [@thockin](https://github.com/thockin))

This release also contains a number of bug fixes to the feature set. Aspiring plugin authors can look at [sample-exec-plugin](https://github.com/ankeesler/sample-exec-plugin) as a way to get started.

  - `http_404_request_total` (the number of 404 requests handled)
  - `http_404_request_duration_ms` (the amount of time the server took to respond in ms)

  Also includes percentile groupings. The directory for the default 404 handler includes instructions on how to enable prometheus for monitoring and setting alerts.

  * You can remove the "old" taints (stored internally as annotations) at any time after the upgrade by doing `kubectl annotate nodes <node name> sch...

- A new sleep action for the `PreStop` lifecycle hook was added, allowing containers to pause for a specified duration before termination. ([#119026](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119026), [@AxeZhan](https://github.com/AxeZhan))

    * Fix kubernetes-master charm starting services before TLS certs are saved

    * Fix kubernetes-worker charm failures in LXD

    * Fix stop hook failure on kubernetes-worker charm

    * Fix handling of juju kubernetes-worker.restart-needed state

    * Fix nagios checks in charms