embedded field in a struct <code>x</code> is called <i>promoted</i> if
<code>x.f</code> is a legal <a href="#Selectors">selector</a> that denotes
that field or method <code>f</code>.
</p>

<p>
Promoted fields act like ordinary fields
of a struct except that they cannot be used as field names in
<a href="#Composite_literals">composite literals</a> of the struct.
</p>

<p>

 * kubeadm: The Token-related fields in the `MasterConfiguration` object have now been refactored. Instead of the top-level `.Token`, `.TokenTTL`, `.TokenUsages`, `.TokenGroups` fields, there is now a `BootstrapTokens` slice of `BootstrapToken` objects that support the same features under the `.Token`, `.TTL`, `.Usages`, `.Groups` fields. ([#64408](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/64408), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))...

- The `kubectl diff` changed to ignore managed fields by default, and a new --show-managed-fields flag has been added to allow you to include managed fields in the diff. ([#111319](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/111319), [@brianpursley](https://github.com/brianpursley))

### Changes

* There are **new parameter** fields supported by Pydantic `Field()` for:

    * `Path()`
    * `Query()`
    * `Header()`
    * `Cookie()`
    * `Body()`
    * `Form()`
    * `File()`

* The new parameter fields are:

    * `default_factory`
    * `alias_priority`
    * `validation_alias`

- CRDs can have fields named `type` with value `array` and nested array with `items` fields without validation to fall over this. ([#85223](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85223), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))

### Apps

* Node affinity has moved from annotations to api fields in the pod spec.  Node affinity that is defined in the annotations will be ignored. ([#37299](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/37299), [@rrati](https://github.com/rrati))

- Fixed a bug that prevents kubectl to validate CRDs with schema using x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields on object fields.
  Fix kubectl SchemaError on CRDs with schema using x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields on array types. ([#96563](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96563), [@gautierdelorme](https://github.com/gautierdelorme)) [SIG API Machinery and Testing]

* Fixes a bug in openapi published for custom resources using x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields extensions, so that kubectl will allow sending unknown fields for that portion of the object. ([#79636](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79636), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

  - The schema for the alpha `CSINodeInfo` CRD has been split into `spec` and `status` fields, and new fields `status.available` and `status.volumePluginMechanism` added. Clusters using the previous alpha schema must delete and recreate the CRD using the new schema. ([#70515](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70515), [@davidz627](http...

## Changelog since v1.12.3

### Action Required

* ACTION REQUIRED: The Node.Status.Volumes.Attached.DevicePath fields is deprecated for CSI volumes and will be unset in a future release ([#71095](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71095), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42))

### Other notable changes