- Kubeadm: do not check if the `/etc/kubernetes/manifests` folder is empty on joining worker nodes during preflight ([#104942](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104942), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu))

* Updates Fluentd to 1.3.2 & added filter_parser  ([#71180](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71180), [@monotek](https://github.com/monotek))
* The leaderelection package allows the lease holder to release its lease when the calling context is cancelled. This allows ([#71490](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71490), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))

  // plugin will proactively rotate the service account token. The kubelet will
  // start trying to rotate the token if the token is older than 80 percent of
  // its time to live or if the token is older than 24 hours.Defaults to 1 hour
  // and must be at least 10 minutes.
  // +optional
  optional int64 expirationSeconds = 2;

- VSphere: Fix regression during attach disk if datastore is within a storage folder or datastore cluster. ([#102969](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102969), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

- Kubelet config file will be backed up to `/etc/kubernetes/tmp/` folder with `kubeadm-kubelet-config` append with a random suffix as the filename ([#114695](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114695), [@chendave](https://github.com/chendave)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

- `DynamicKubeletConfig` feature gate has been removed from the API server.
  Dynamic kubelet reconfiguration now can't be used even when older nodes are still
  attempting to rely on it. This is aligned with the Kubernetes version skew policy.
   ([#112643](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112643), [@SergeyKanzhelev](https://github.com/SergeyKanzhelev))

        * [Advantages of `Annotated`](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/query-params-str-validations/#advantages-of-annotated)
    * [Path Parameters and Numeric Validations - Order the parameters as you need, tricks](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/path-params-numeric-validations/#order-the-parameters-as-you-need-tricks)
        * [Better with `Annotated`](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/path-params-numeric-validations/#better-with-annotated)

<a href="#Order_of_evaluation">evaluation order</a>.
</p>

<p>
For struct literals the following rules apply:
</p>
<ul>
	<li>A key must be a field name declared in the struct type.
	</li>
	<li>An element list that does not contain any keys must
	    list an element for each struct field in the
	    order in which the fields are declared.
	</li>

- VSphere: Fix regression during attach disk if datastore is within a storage folder or datastore cluster. ([#102999](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102999), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._