* kube-scheduler: restores default leader election behavior. leader-elect command line parameter should "true" ([#60524](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/60524), [@dims](https://github.com/dims))
* Add support for adding/removing finalizer depending on PVC protection feature gate ([#61370](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61370), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))

### ConfigMap
* Volumes and environment variables populated from ConfigMap and Secret objects can now tolerate the named source object or specific keys being missing, by adding `optional: true` to the volume or environment variable source specifications. ([#39981](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39981), [@fraenkel](https://github.com/fraenkel))

...

### Container Images

All container images are available as manifest lists and support the described
architectures. It is also possible to pull a specific architecture directly by
adding the "-$ARCH" suffix  to the container image name.

name | architectures
---- | -------------

* Ensure orphan public IPs on Azure deleted when service recreated with the same name. ([#70463](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70463), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))
* Improve Azure instance metadata handling by adding caches. ([#70353](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70353), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

### Container Images

All container images are available as manifest lists and support the described
architectures. It is also possible to pull a specific architecture directly by
adding the "-$ARCH" suffix  to the container image name.

name | architectures
---- | -------------

    * to allow configuration of signing duration of certificates issued via the Certificate
    * Signing Request API.
* Adding German translation for kubectl ([#51867](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51867), [@Steffen911](https://github.com/Steffen911))

        * Processing a response after being generated by *path operation functions* but before returning it. E.g. adding custom headers, logging, adding extra metadata.
    * New docs section: [Custom Request and APIRoute class](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/advanced/custom-request-and-route/).

* Improve Azure instance metadata handling by adding caches. ([#70353](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70353), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))
* adding cn-northwest-1 for AWS China Ningxia region ([#70155](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70155), [@pahud](https://github.com/pahud))

* Allows changing nodeName in endpoint update. ([#68575](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68575), [@prameshj](https://github.com/prameshj))
* Improve Azure instance metadata handling by adding caches. ([#70353](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70353), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))



# v1.11.5

[Documentation](https://docs.k8s.io)

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